Natallia MIKHNEVICH

34, Belarusian

Sport: Athletics

Highest honour: Shot put silver medallist, Beijing Olympics, 2008. Ban: 2013, two years. Drug used: Stanozolol.

2016 events: Shot put. Synopsis: As if Valerie Adams needs to be confronted by another Belarusian cheat after initially ‘ losing’ to Nadzheya Ostapchuk at the London Games. Pinged for doping in 2013, Mikhnevich completed a two-year ban. In a farcical twist, husband Andrei was banned for life after twice getting caught using anabolic steroids. Of his major results, all but the 2003 world championship was annulled.