MOSCOW Russia (Reuters) - Ekaterina Iourieva became the second Russian biathlete this week to pick up a doping suspension after the retired 2008 world champion was handed a back-dated eight-year ban by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) on Friday.
The 31-year-old, who quit the sport after failing to earn selection for the Sochi Winter Olympics earlier this year, and Irina Starykh both failed drugs tests conducted in Slovenia last December.
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