Oleg Verniaiev cleared to return to competition after doping sentence reduced

By Patricia Duffy | March 14, 2023
Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev with his silver medal during the 2016 men's all-around medal ceremony at the Rio Olympic Games.
Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev with his silver medal during the 2016 men's all-around medal ceremony at the Rio Olympic Games.

2016 Olympic champion Oleg Verniaiev has been cleared to return to competition, effective immediately, after his doping suspension was cut in half.

The Ukrainian, who won gold on parallel bars at the 2016 Games, tested positive for the banned s...

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