Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia competes against Kjeld Nuis of Netherlands (L) . ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championship – Men’s 1000m race – Seoul, South Korea – 27/02/16. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The International Skating Union (ISU) has lifted a temporary ban imposed on three Russian athletes after they tested positive for the drug meldonium, a senior Russian sport official said on Thursday.
The athletes are five-time world champion speed skater Pavel Kulizhnikov, Olympic short-track speed skating gold medallist Semion Elistratov and 2015 European short-track champion Ekaterina Konstantinova.
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