Former Chicago and London Marathon champion Liliya Shobukhova has officially been stripped of all her competitive results from October 9th, 2009 on as a result of her doping ban. 

 

The IAAF confirmed to Chicago and London Marathon officials on Thursday that Shobukhova would not be credited with those performances due to her ban, and race organizers from each moved swiftly to wipe Shobukhova from their respective record books.

 

The Russian will now lose her three Chicago Marathon titles (2009, 2010, 2011) as well as her 2010 London Marathon victory and her 2011 runner-up finish. 

 

The 37-year-old Shobukhova received her doping ban after she was found to have abnormal blood values on her biological passport. She was originally suspended by the Russian Athletics Federation for two years starting on April 9th, 2014, but the IAAF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport seeking a four-year ban for the three-time Olympian. Ultimately, a settlement was reached between the two parties and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and Shobukhova was given a three-year, two month ban.  

 

Officials from both races will seek to recover the prize money won by Shobukhova at their respective events, with Chicago and London organizers willing to take legal action to recover the prize money if need be. 

 

“We will take action through the English courts to recover the prize and appearance money paid to Shobukhova in 2010 and 2011, said Nick Bitel, Chief Executive of the London Marathon in a statement. 

 

“If we’re unable to recoup the funds, we’ll consider all legal options,” Chicago Marathon spokesperson Cindy Hamilton told Phillip Hersh of the Chicago Tribune. 

 

In accordance to IAAF Rule 40.8, race organizers cannot redistribute prize money to other competitors until Shobukhova has returned her winnings. 

Information from an article in the Chicago Tribune was used in this report.