(Reuters) -Ekaterina Guliyev is set to lose the 800 metres silver medal she won for Russia at the 2012 Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed her appeal against a four-year doping ban, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

As a result, Kenyan Pamela Jelimo and American Alysia Montano are set to be awarded the silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Guliyev, who competed for Russia before switching allegiance to Turkey, was banned for four years in April 2024, reduced to two having already served another two-year ban in 2017.

She was banned for the use of prohibited substances in samples from 2012, with the AIU disqualifying her results from July 17, 2012 until October 20, 2014.

The 2012 Olympics were held from July 27-August 12. Competing as Ekat

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