The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has informed the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) that 14 Russian athletes are suspected of using doping at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, a source in the ROC told TASS on Today.

Suspicions emerged against the Russians after their doping samples were re-examined at the initiative of the IOC. "The ROC has received the respective documents," a member of the national Olympic Committee said.

The names of suspects have not been revealed but reports say that the majority of them are track and field athletes.

Official medals in Beijing 2008

20 km men

1. Valeriy BORCHIN (RUS) 1:19:01 

2. Jefferson PEREZ (ECU) 1:19:15 

3. Jared TALLENT (AUS) 1:19:42 

20 km women

1. Olga KANISKINA (RUS) 1:26:31 

2. Kjersti PLATZER (NOR) 1:27:07 

3. Elisa RIGAUDO (ITA) 1:27:12 

50 km men

1. Alex SCHWAZER (ITA) 3:37:09 OR 

2. Jared TALLENT (AUS) 3:39:27 

3. Denis NIZHEGORODOV (RUS) 3:40:14

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