The International Rowing Federation (FISA) has banned Anastasia Fatina and Anastasia Karabelshchikova, both members of the 2007 Russian women’s eight, for two years with a start date retroactive to 27 August 2007.

FISA, the International Rowing Federation, today announced that a further three Russian rowers have been suspended because of anti-doping code violations which took place in July 2007.

In a press briefing by FISA President Denis Oswald and FISA Executive Director Matt Smith, the International Rowing Federation today revealed the sequence of events which led to the exclusion of the three Russian athletes from the 2007 World Rowing Championships taking place this week in Munich, Germany.