MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two Russian bobsledders, including double gold medallist Alexander Zubkov, and two speed skaters have been banned for life from the Olympics over doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. The other athletes banned include bobsledder Olga Stulneva, as well as speed skaters Olga Fatkulina, who won silver in the 500 metres in Sochi, and Alexander Rumyantsev. The IOC said it had voided the athletes' results from Sochi, stripping Zubkov -- now president of Russia's bobsleigh federation -- and Fatkulina of their Olympic medals. The IOC decision raises to 14 the number of Russian athletes banned this month as part of an investigation into allegations of widespread doping among Russians and sample tampering by laboratory and security officials at the Sochi Games. The IOC is set to decide next month on the participation of Russian competitors at the winter Games in Pyeongchang in South Korea in February.

Source: The Star November 24, 2017 14:21 UTC