Russian race walker Bakulin gets eight-year ban for doping


FILE PHOTO: Sergey Bakulin of Russia bites his gold medal after the men's 50 km race walk final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 3, 2011. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian race walker Sergey Bakulin has been suspended for eight years for an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday.

Bakulin, who has served a doping suspension in the past, had already been stripped of his 50 km world title from 2011.

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