Natalya Antyukh: Russian 400m hurdler stripped of London 2012 Olympic gold following historical data analysis

Russian athlete Natalya Antyukh has been stripped of her 400m hurdles Olympic title from London 2012 on the basis of historical data from a Moscow testing laboratory.

Antyukh is already the subject of a four-year ban following a previous anti-doping violation, which saw her results from 30 June 2013 until 31 December 2015 disqualified.

As such, Lashinda Demus of the USA will be promoted to take the 400m hurdles gold medal, having finished narrowly behind Antyukh in the 2012 race.

Antyukh’s disqualification is the latest revision of London 2012’s results, an event the McLaren report – which investigated Russian state-sponsored doping – declared was “corrupted on an unprecedented scale”.

Brett Clothier of the Athletics Integrity Unit, who released the news, said: “The AIU remains committed to investigating all cases of potential violations and securing the appropriate outcomes.

“The integrity of the sport of athletics is our utmost priority and we are pleased, in this instance, that athletes who competed fairly at the highest level will ultimately be acknowledged as the rightful medal winners.”