World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
However the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions.[4] Key: Defunct event Legend: Where there is the symbol N, the original top three result has been adjusted due to doping disqualifications.Nine years passed without incident then in 2008 two Russians were excluded Viktor Burayev and Vladimir Kanaykin – the latter was the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the cup.Four athletes were disqualified for doping at the 2012 edition: silver medallist Igor Yerokhin was the most prominent, followed by fifth place Sergey Morozov, then Turkish walkers Recep Çelik and Handan Koçyiğit Cavdar.[13] Outside of the event, several medallists have been later disqualified for doping, including women's winners Olga Kaniskina and Elena Lashmanova,[14] and men's runners-up Valeriy Borchin and Alex Schwazer.