Press Release - The London Marathon - 8/06/2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
                London Marathon Statement on the
	          Disqualification of Liliya Shobukhova
					
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has 
officially confirmed that all competitive results achieved by Liliya 
Shobukhova (Rus) as of 9 October 2009 have been disqualified.
 
The London Marathon will therefore now annul Shobukhova's results in the 
2010 and 2011 London Marathons. 
 
"We will take action through the English courts to recover the prize and 
appearance money paid to Shobukhova in 2010 and 2011," said Nick Bitel, 
Chief Executive of the London Marathon. "We will do everything we can to 
ensure cheats are caught and do not benefit from cheating and we continue 
to work closely with the IAAF and others authorities to improve 
out-of-competition drug testing."
 
Any money that is recovered will be used to pay athletes reallocated prize 
money who, in accordance with IAAF rule 40.8, are not eligible to receive 
the prize money unless or until Shobukhova repays the prize money she 
received.
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