The Olympic champion of London-2012 Alexander Butko found doping

In the doping tests of the former volleyball players of the Russian national team Alexander Butko and Pavel Moroz, banned substances were found. These are samples taken in 2014. This is reported TASS citing an anonymous source.

“We received a notification that the 2014 samples contain medications that were prescribed and prescribed by doctors to Butko and Moroz. They took them, these medicines were entered into the registration card, it was announced everywhere, it was not hidden. The drugs had no effect on the condition of the athletes. At the moment, they have withdrawn themselves, we are waiting for a decision on the deadline, ”said the agency’s interlocutor.

He noted that Alexander Butko took medicine to maintain heart function, which was prescribed to him after a cold. “We sent documents with explanations in August. Now we are waiting for the decision of the FIVB (International Volleyball Federation),” the source added.

Alexander Butko is 36 years old. In 2014, he played for Novosibirsk Lokomotiv. In the 2021/22 season, he was a player for Kuzbass Kemerovo. As part of the Russian national team, the athlete became the champion of the 2012 Olympics, the World Cup and the World League (2011), the European Championship (2017), won the Champions League four times and three times the Russian Championship.

Pavel Moroz is 35 years old, he is a silver medalist of the Russian Championship (2014) and a two-time silver medalist of the Russian Cup (2011, 2014). He played for the Russian national team from 2012 to 2015. In October 2018, Moroz was suspended for 18 months. Cocaine was found in his doping test after one of the matches of the Russian championship of the 2018/19 season. The player did not challenge the decision.

Daria Erozbek