FILE PHOTO: Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan reacts during the men's hammer throw final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, August 29, 2011. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
(Reuters) - Olympic hammer throw champion Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan has been handed a backdated two-year doping ban, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday, and will be unable to defend his title at this year's Tokyo Olympics.
The AIU said in a statement the 38-year-old's samples from the 2011 world championships in Daegu, South Korea, in which he finished 10th, had been re-tested and contained a prohibited substance. He has been banned starting from Sept. 24, 2019.
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