Russia's Yelena Soboleva poses behind a stopwatch showing the world record she set in the women's 1500m final at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship in Valencia March 9, 2008. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (SPAIN)

Vladimir Gusev of Russia cycles on his way to finishing sixth in the men's elite time trial race at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 27, 2007. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY)

Current world champion Olga Yegorova from Russia looks down as after
she received the gold medal for wiining the 5000 metres race during the
Goodwill Games in Brisbane September 4, 2001. Yegorova won in a time of
15 minutes 12.22 seconds, with Berhane Adere from Ethiopia finishing
second. Athletes from 69 countries are competing at the 2001 Goodwill
Games. REUTERS/David Gray

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Russia's Yelena Soboleva celebrates with her national flag after setting a world record in the women's 1500m final at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship in Valencia March 9, 2008. REUTERS/Heino Kalis (SPAIN)

Russia's Yuliya Fomenko reacts after the women's 1500 metres final at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka September 2, 2007. Fomenko placed second in the event. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (JAPAN)

Russia's Tatyana Tomashova celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1500 m final at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg) August 13, 2006. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (SWEDEN)

Yuliya Fomenko of Russia reacts after the women's 1500 metres heats at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka August 29, 2007. Fomenko placed first in the event. REUTERS/David Gray (JAPAN)

Olga Yegorova of Russia shows off her gold medal August 12, 2001, which
she received for her first place finish in the women's 5000 meter final
at the World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton. Yegorova won the
August 11 race in 15 minutes, 03.39 seconds after being cleared to run
in the World Championships despite failing a recent doping test. She
was cleared to run because the test did not conform to IOC
regulations.

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Russia's Gulfiya Khanafeyeva competes in the women's hammer throw final at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka August 30, 2007. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (JAPAN)

Russia's Darya Pishchalnikova reacts as she competes in the women's discus throw finals at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka August 29, 2007. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (JAPAN)