Russian discus thrower could lose silver medal after positive PED test
Russian discus thrower, Darya Pishchalnikova, may lose the silver medal she won in London after testing positive for a banned substance. (Jonathan Nackstrand/Getty Images)
Russian Olympian, Darya Pishchalnikova may lose the silver medal she won in the discus at the 2012 Games in London after testing positive in a doping test, reports the Associated Press:
Russia's All Sports agency says Pishchalnikova tested positive for the banned substance Oxandrolone in a reanalysis of a sample taken in an out-of-competition control last May. The original test was negative, but her sample was checked again months later based on a more advanced testing method introduced by the World Anti-Doping Agency.