Russia has been ordered to return its gold medals from the 2008 Beijing Olympics 4x100m women's relay after Yulia Chermoshanskaya tested positive for a banned substance in a re-analysis of her sample.
"The Russian Federation team is disqualified from the women's 4x100m relay," the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.
"The corresponding medals and diplomas are withdrawn and shall be returned."
Her team-mates in that competition were Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina and Yevgeniya Polyakova.
Chermoshanskaya, who finished eighth in the individual 200m in Beijing, tested positive for several anabolic steroids, including stanozolol - favoured by athletes and bodybuilders attempting to lose fat while retaining lean body mass.
The IOC stores samples for a decade to test with newer methods or for new substances. The ruling body conducted targeted retests before the Rio Olympics.
A total of 98 samples were positive in reanalysis of samples from both the Beijing Games and the 2012 London Olympics.
Russia's track and field team, with the exception of one athlete based in the United States, was banned from the Rio Games over what the World Anti-Doping Agency said was a state-backed doping programme.
Resource: skysports.com
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