Home Rio 2016 Olympics Russia stripped of Beijing 4x100m title Yulia Chermoshanskaya, who competed in the relay event, has been found to have tested positive for banned substances. Nicholas McGee 17 August, 2016 15:11 IST Russian athlete Yuliya Chermoshanskaya celebrates winning the 4x100m at Beijing 2008 Nicholas McGee 17 August, 2016 15:11 IST Russia have been stripped of the 4x100 metre relay title they won at Beijing 2008 after a re-analysis of Yulia Chermoshanskaya's stored samples resulted in a positive test for banned substances. Chermoshanskaya competed in the 200m and the relay in Beijing, helping Russia to gold in the latter event, but has now been retroactively disqualified from both races. The re-analysis of Chermoshanskaya's samples saw her test positive for anabolic steroids stanozolol and dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. As a consequence, the 30-year-old and team-mates Yuliya Gushchina, Aleksandra Fedoriva and Yevgeniya Polyakova have all been disqualified and ordered to return their medals from the relay victory. Support Sportstar Dear Reader, Support our journalism — where text and pictures intermingle so seamlessly — and help us scale up your experience as the world changes around us. Your contribution is vital to our brand of uninfluenced, boots-on-the-ground reportage that’s worth your while. Clickbait sensationalism is not for us, but editorial independence is — we owe it to you. Support Quality Journalism Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.