Stars of Russian sport, which did not go to the Olympics in Rio

About fighters, the loss of which our Olympic squad will definitely notice - in our material.

The national team of Russia in the Rio. But Russian team went there without many stars that are sure to be competed for Olympic medals. About fighters, the loss of which our Olympic squad will definitely notice - in our material.

Sergey Shubenkov

Age: 25 years.

Discipline: running the 110 meters hurdles.

Awards: World Champion 2015, a three-time European champion.

Status: contender for the Olympic gold.

Why does not go: Shubenkov had to go to Rio as a favorite in the women's 110-meter hurdles, but the decision to remove athletics team of Russia put an end to the hopes of Sergei.

Yelena Isinbayeva

Age: 34 years.

Discipline: pole vault.

Awards: the double Olympic champion, winner of the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics. Three-time world champion outdoors and four-time world champion in the indoor European champion both outdoors and indoors. The winner of 28 world records. One of the greatest athletes in the history of the country.

Status: contender for Olympic medals.

Why does not go: great athlete with crystal-clear reputation set off on his last Olympics, so, as usual, to compete for the highest dream. However, the IAAF decision deprived Elena hopes for another medal.

Maria Kuchina

Age: 23 years old.

Discipline: high jump.

Awards: twice world champion, European champion.

Status: contender for Olympic medals.

Why does not go: Kuchina, one of the best high jumpers in the world, never suspected of doping, was brought from Rio gold. But, apparently, is not destiny. However, Mary is still very young, and in four years, if it is to keep yourself in shape, will fight for the top places.

Anna Chicherova

Age: 33 years.

Discipline: high jump.

Awards: Olympic champion 2012, world and European champion, 8-times champion of Russia.

Status: contender for Olympic medals.

Why not coming: even if the Russian team made up of the Games, Anna still have not acted on it: double-check her doping samples from the Beijing Olympics (2008) gave a positive result.

Yulia Efimova

Age: 24 year.

Discipline: Swimming.

Awards: Bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in London, the four-time world champion, three-time European champion (2008 and 2010) in the 50-meter pool, three-time European champion in the 25-meter pools.

Status: contender for the Olympic gold.

Why not coming: in 2014, was disqualified for 1.5 years for the use of Dehydro-epiandrosterone. After serving a suspension, Efimova became the champion of the world, what seems very annoy WADA. This year Efimova hook or by crook tried to remove from the Olympics, the first accused in the use Meldonium (Mildronate), which is why our swimmer threatened with a lifetime ban, and then simply not be allowed into the Rio because of doping history two years ago. Now Julia has filed a lawsuit against the IOC, the WADA and OCD, but at the Olympics it we, unfortunately, do not see. But it was a real contender for the gold.

Ilnur Zakarin

Age: 26

Discipline: road cycle race.

Status: contender for Olympic medals.

Why not coming: in 2009, was banned for two years for the use of Methandienone. Honestly left disqualification, but in Rio the IOC would not let him. Zakarin was not listed among the obvious favorites, but could compete for the medals. Still, the recent victory in the Tour de France stage speaks volumes.

Victor Lebedev

Age: 28 years old.

Discipline: the struggle.

Awards: two-time champion and bronze medalist of the World Championship, bronze medalist of the European Championship.

Status: contender for Olympic medals.

Why does not go: May 31 Viktor Lebedev said this year that he refused to speak at the Olympics due to the fact that his victory in the championship of Russia was allegedly unfair. As a result, Lebedev was introduced the same in the application team, but the Olympics still would not go. The fact is that in 2006, Viktor Lebedev was stripped of the gold medal of the world championship among juniors for doping. Yakut fighter was caught in the application of a prohibited drug Boldenone, he returned the award in the FILA and was banned for two years. But, as it turned out, this suspension was in force after 10 years, not allowing Victor to perform at the Olympic Games.

Anastasia Romanova

Age: 24 year.

Discipline: weightlifting.

Awards: Bronze medalist of the World Championship-2015.

Status: contender for Olympic medals.

Why not coming: in 2013, Anastasia has received two years of disqualification for the use of Stanozolol. After serving a suspension, he won the bronze medal of the world championship and had to go to the Olympics with the rank of one of the favorites. But the IOC decided otherwise, leaving Romanov behind the competition.

Tatiana Kashirina

Age: 24 year.

Discipline: weightlifting.

Awards: four-time world champion, six-time European champion, world record holder, silver medalist of the Olympic Games (2012).

Status: contender for the Olympic gold.

Why does not go: one of the most prominent Russian athletes recently did not go to the Games, where she would have been one of the favorites, due to the fact that ten years ago, was disqualified for violating anti-doping rules. Four years ago, the Olympic gold Tatiana is not obeyed, although established during the Games three world records. But the current Olympic Games is one of the best modern weightlifters will watch on TV.

The Russian national team on rowing and canoeing

Why does not go: the International Federation of canoeing (ICF) pushed the two Russian canoeists Kraytor Andrei and Alexei Korovashkova and three canoeists Alexander Dyachenko, Elena Anyushin Natalia Podolskaya. These led to the disqualification of the fact that all athletes claimed in carriages with the above rowers, automatically lost their chance for a trip to Rio. As a result, Russia was left without 15 rowers and prospects for any medal.