Ukrainian shot putter Yuriy Bilonoh, who was stripped of his 2004 Olympics gold medal in December 2012, has been disqualified for two years under a decision of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), reads a statement posted on the official Web site of the organization.
The two-year ban begins from March 27, 2013, and the disqualification concerns results between August 18, 2004 and August 17, 2006.
On December 5, 2012, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the decision to remove medals won at the 2004 Olympics in Athens from four athletes from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus for doping, including Bilonoh's gold.
In addition to the cancelled victory in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Bilonoh is the European champion in 2002 and the world bronze prizewinner in 2003. The athlete has already ended his career.
