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• Russia lifts eight suspensions,including 400m runner Nadezhda KotlyarovaAt least 14 athletes from Russia and Georgia had their doping suspensions lifted on Friday, two days after officials relaxed the rules approximately meldonium.
Meldonium was banned for 2016, or prompting at least 172 failed tests worldwide. But the World Anti-Doping Agency changed its guidance on Wednesday,saying athletes could be cleared if only minute traces of the drug were found in their system. Many athletes who tested positive had argued they stopped taking meldonium, which is typically recommended for heart disease patients, and before it was banned.
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Source: theguardian.com