European cycling champion Brezhniva banned for doping

FILE In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 file photo silver medalist Ekaterina Gnidenko of Russia, left, and bronze medalist Elena Brezhniva, right, pose with Gold medalist Simona Krupeckaite, of Lithuania, after the track cycling women's keirin event, during the European Track Cycling Championships in Panevezys, Lithuania. Two-time European track cycling champion Elena Brezhniva of Russia has been banned for four years for doping. The sanction for Brezhniva, who won European team sprint gold in 2013 and 2014, is backdated from June 22, 2015, the Russian anti-doping agency says in a statement, without specifying the nature of the offense. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)