Russian track cyclist positive for steroids after London 2012 sample re-tested

Ekaterina Gnidenko of Russia is provisionally suspended from competition by the UCI after retest of 2012 Olympic Games sample returns positive for anabolic androgenic steroids

Russian track sprinter Ekaterina Gnidenko has been provisionally suspended from competition by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) after a re-test of a sample taking during the 2012 Olympic Games in London returned a positive for anabolic androgenic steroids.

Gnidenko's sample was one of 265 re-tested from the 2012 Games, with 454 samples re-tested from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. It is reported that 31 athletes returned positive tests from Beijing and 23 from London. Eight of the 23 are Russian.

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