The podium of 1,500 female meters of the 2012 London Olympic Games, in which five of the 13 finalists They ended up being disqualified by doping, has suffered another modificationas announced on Thursday the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry.
As indicated in his first press conference, La Plata will now be for the Ethiopian Abeba Aregawi, that had ended in fifth position, and The bronze for the American Shannon Rowburywhich ended in sixth place.
Las Turcas Asli Cakir Alptekin Y Gamze Bulutinitially first and second, They were disqualified in 2015 and 2017, so in a decision of the IOC that now it has been changed again The Gold was granted to the Baréin Maryam Yusuf Jamal (third in the final), the silver to the Russian Tatyana Tomashova (fourth) and the bronze to the aforementioned Ethiopian Aregawi.
Tomashova was disqualified last year from the racealso by doping, what has forced a third modification of the final medallero.
