Cruel ending to P23 a dream journey SPORTS 2424 Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Chernova loses 2011 world title Lausanne 2011 now void. Ennis-Hill, who what I was about to achieve at my ussian heptathlete Tatyana won world gold in her own right first Olympics in , in my Chernova was banned by the in 2009 and 2015, has long called heart I just knew it was wrong,” CourtR of Arbitration for Sport for the 2011 title to go to her after Ennis-Hill wrote. “So happy to (CAS) yesterday for doping and Chernova had a sample from the finally be receiving my gold medal. stripped of her 2011 world title, 2009 world championships retested Triple World Champion WOW.” effectively handing the crown to later to reveal an anabolic steroid. Ennis-Hill, the 2012 Olympic Jessica Ennis-Hill. Chernova, just the latest Russian champion, won her other Chernova’s gold medal from athlete punished for doping, would world golds at in the world championships in not have been eligible to compete in 2009 and last year. , is now set to South Korea if her positive test had As well as losing her 2011 be awarded to the Briton Ennis- been discovered at the time. world title Chernova has also been Hill, the 2012 London Olympic Soon after the CAS statement deprived of her 2012 Olympic champion and silver medallist at came out, Ennis-Hill posted a bronze, with Lithuania’s Austra this year’s Rio Games. message on Instagram alongside Skujyte set to inherit third. CAS banned Chernova, 28, for a picture of her and a celebrating CAS issued bans for Russian Tatyana Chernova, three years and eight months, with Chernova in Daegu. “This image middle distance runners Ekaterina beat Jessica Ennis- all her results over a two-year period was forever imprinted in my mind! Sharmina (three years) and Kristina Hill to gold at from the world championships in However much it drove me on for Ugarova (two years). (AFP) Daegu in 2011

Hon.Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Responsible Editor Mahmood AI Mahmood | Managing Editor Soman Baby | Managing Director P. Unnikrishnan | Adviser Med Jones Advt : Strategic Publicity & Advertising Co.W.L.L | Tel: 17270710, Fax17256470, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 17579911, Fax17250150, Email: [email protected] Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing | Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877/Fax17250150, Email:[email protected] | Website: www.dt.bh