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Montaño to receive medals she was cheated out of at worlds

Posted 9/16/19

Montaño to receive medals she was cheated out of at worlds By The Associated Press , Associated Press American Alysia Montaño will receive bronze medals she was cheated out of by a …

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Montaño to receive medals she was cheated out of at worlds

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Montaño to receive medals she was cheated out of at worlds

By The Associated Press , Associated Press

American Alysia Montaño will receive bronze medals she was cheated out of by a Russian who finished ahead of her at the 2011 and 2013 world championships but was later disqualified for doping.

Montaño said Monday on social media that she had been invited to world championships in Doha, Qatar, where she'll receive the medals for the 800-meter races in a ceremony on Sept. 30.

She finished fourth both years but was moved up in the standings when Russian Mariya Savinova was disqualified for doping.

Montaño has been an outspoken voice for athletes who get robbed of their moment on the podium.

On Instagram, Montaño thanked Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova for exposing the Russian doping and said "athletes who were doping stole precious moments and money from clean athletes including me, who never got the outdoor podium moment that I earned."

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