Russia's world champion weightlifter Kashirina banned for eight years

Four weeks after making her international comeback, world champion weightlifter Tatiana Kashirina has been banned for eight years because a decision about a doping violation was overturned.

The five-time super-heavyweight world champion and multiple world record holder is suspended until 2031, and at the age of 32, her career is over.

Kashirina, a silver medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, posted the biggest total in the history of women’s weightlifting in 2014 when she made 348 kilograms at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Kazakhstan.

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A month later, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) also filed an appeal against the disciplinary committee’s decision.

Both appeals have been upheld by CAS and the ruling was officially announced by RUSADA on its website yesterday.

Kashirina's eight-year suspension began last Monday, RUSADA said. She will be 40 when it ends.