Russian race walker Stanislav Emelyanov has been cleared of doping after a second sample failed to indicate the presence of a banned substance, the IAAF said Wednesday.

The IAAF told The Associated Press in an e-mailed statement that it “has reserved the right to pursue Stanislav Emelyanov for other anti-doping rule violations under IAAF rules” and is seeking legal advice.

In June, Emelyanov tested positive for EPO along with five other Russian walkers at a training center in the city of Saransk, which has become notorious after more than 30 of its athletes failed doping tests in recent years. 

A report from a World Anti-Doping Agency commission in November said that staff at the center had attempted to obstruct drug testers and that Emelyanov had provided an incorrect phone number in a supposed attempt to throw testers off the scent.

It was not clear whether the “other anti-doping rule violations” mentioned by the IAAF were linked to the apparent obstruction. The other five athletes who tested positive along with Emelyanov, including reigning European women’s champion Elmira Alembekova, remain under provisional suspension, the IAAF said.

Emelyanov was previously banned in 2014 for doping and was stripped of his gold medal from the 2010 European championships.

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