Juksemaker: Liliya Shobukhova ble i 2014 tatt for doping og er nå dømt i engelsk rett til å betale tilbake det hun vant i London Marathon i 2010 og 2011. I god tro tok jeg dette bildet i 2011 foran Londons kjente landemerke, Tower Bridge. Jeg trodde jeg fotograferte en av tidenes mest meriterte maratonløpere, og så viser det seg at hun hele tiden hadde dopet seg. (Foto: Kjell Vigestad)

Liliya Shobukhova dømt til å betale 4 mill. kr til London Marathon

London Marathon har vunnet fram i engelsk rett med et søksmål mot vinneren av London Marathon i 2010, Liliya Shobukhova fra Russland. Hun må betale tilbake pengepremiene og startpengene i London Marathon i 2010 og 2011 pluss arrangørens kostnader med rettsaken. Det gjenstår et problem, og det er stort. Dommen må stadfestes i russisk rett.

London Marathon vil føre rettsaken videre i Russland, for det skal ikke lønne seg å være juksemaker.

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Dette skrev Runar Gilberg på kondis.no i 2014:
Liliya Shobukhova tatt for doping

Det lyder helt riktig at de som har jukset, må gjøre opp for seg. Alle som deltar i de store internasjonale maratonløpene må i dag signere på at de er rene utøvere, og at de betaler tilbake alt de mottar om de seinere blir tatt i doping.

Om nå London Marathon skulle nå fram med sitt søksmål, så gjenstår det også å se om Liliya Shobukhova er i stand til å gjøre opp for seg.

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Pressemelding fra London Marathon:

LONDON MARATHON WINS JUDGMENT AGAINST SHOBUKHOVA

London Marathon Events Ltd has obtained judgment from the British High Court for the return of money paid to banned athlete Liliya Shobukhova (Russia).

The judgment requires Shobukhova to repay £377,961.62 plus costs to London Marathon Events Ltd, which is the prize and appearance money paid to Shobukhova for the 2010 and 2011 London Marathons.

Nick Bitel, Chief Executive of London Marathon Events Ltd, said:

“The next step is to get the judgment enforced in Russia. It will be a long and difficult process but we will pursue it as we are determined that cheats should not benefit.

“Any money we get back will be redistributed to the athletes that Shobukhova cheated out of their rightful dues.

“We are determined to make marathon running a safe haven from doping. We will continue to do everything we can to ensure cheats are caught and do not benefit from cheating.

“In addition to testing operated by the IAAF and national federations, the Abbott World Marathon Majors has set up one of the largest private testing pool of athletes in sport, with 150 competitors being tested out of competition a minimum of six times a year for their unique athlete biological passport.”

Shobukova is banned for life from taking part in the London Marathon and in any of the five other marathons that make up the Abbott World Marathon Majors.

Videre informasjon

Liliya Shobukhova was banned by the IAAF in August 2015 following abnormalities in her biological passport. All her results from 9 October 2009 were annulled.

Liliya Shobukhova finished first in the 2010 London Marathon and second in the 2011 London Marathon. Those results are now annulled and the official results updated below.

2010 London Marathon

1. Aselefech Mergia (ETH)

2. Bezunesh Bekele (ETH)

3. Askale Tafa (ETH)

2011 London Marathon

1. Mary Keitany (KEN)

2. Edna Kiplagat (KEN)

3. Bezunesh Bekele (ETH)