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Turkish Athletics Federation puts two year-ban on Yanit

TAF Disciplinary Board banned European champion Nevin Yanit from competitions for two years, for doping

28.08.2013 - Update : 28.08.2013
Turkish Athletics Federation puts two year-ban on Yanit

ANKARA

Turkish Athletics Federation's (TAF) Disciplinary Board banned Nevin Yanit, European champion and Turkish female sprinter, from competitons for two years, justifying that she was proved to be positive in use of banned performance-enhancing drugs.

Issuing a statement on its official website, the Turkish Athletics Federation said the result of the urine sample taken from Nevin Yanit during the P.S.D Bank compettiton in Dusseldorf on February 8, 2013 confirmed usage of banned performance-enhancing drugs. 

Turkish National Olympics Committee's Counter-Doping Commission ruled to punish Yanit with a two-year ban from competitions.

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