2019 IAAF World Championships

Former World Champ Marina Arzamasova Busted For Doping

Former World Champ Marina Arzamasova Busted For Doping

The former 800m world champion tested positive for LGD-4033, a muscle growth agent that resembles anabolic steroids.

Aug 27, 2019 by Lincoln Shryack
Former World Champ Marina Arzamasova Busted For Doping

The 2015 800m world champion Marina Arzamasova of Belarus has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for a doping violation, the organization announced on Tuesday.

Arzamasova, 31, tested positive for LGD-4033, a muscle growth agent similar to anabolic steroids. The AIU did not immediately disclose what the length of suspension would be for Arzamasova.

The Belarusian won the 2015 world title in Beijing in 1:58.03 over Canadian Melissa Bishop. She set her 1:57.54 personal best in the rounds at the same championships. Arzamasova has not run faster than 2:01 since 2016.