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Turkey athletics authorities lifts Olympic champion Alptekin's doping ban

2013-12-20 10:24 Xinhuanet

ANKARA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Olympic 1500m champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey will not serve any ban for doping after the Turkish Athletics Federation Thursday said she did nothing wrong.

"It has been decided that there is no grounds for national sporting sanctions against Asli Cakir Alptekin as she did not violate any anti-doping rules," said a statement from the disciplinary commission on the Turkish federation's website.

"The disciplinary measures imposed on the athlete have been lifted."

Back in April, Alptekin had been provisionally suspended by her Federation and charged with doping by the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) after anomalies were discovered in her biological passport. She could have faced a lifttime ban as the 28-year-old was previously handed a two-year doping suspension in 2004.