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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Yulia Zaripova, the Russian gold medalist in the womens 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2012 London Olympics, was among 12 more athletes sanctioned Monday after testing positive in a reanalysis of their doping samples.Zaripova was among seven medalists -- all from countries of the former Soviet Union -- disqualified retroactively from the London Games after their stored samples were retested with improved techniques and came back positive for banned substances.Also sanctioned Monday by the International Olympic Committee were nine weightlifters, a hammer thrower and a long jumper.Zaripova tested positive for the steroid turinabol on a urine sample she provided after winning the steeplechase final on Aug. 6, 2012, the IOC said.Zaripova was already expected to lose the gold medal over a separate doping violation prosecuted by the IAAF. She had previously served a 2+-year ban for irregularities in her biological passport. As a result of that violation, the Court of Arbitration for Sport had disqualified all of her results from July 2011 to July 2013, including the London Olympics.A three-person IOC disciplinary commission said in its ruling that a decision in Zaripovas case has already been issued and has become final and binding and there is no longer any interest to continue the present proceedings and to issue a decision.The panel recommended that the IOC implement the IAAF decision to amend the Olympic results and strip Zaripova of the gold medal. Under the revised results, Habiba Ghribi of Tunisia takes the gold, with Sofia Assefa of Ethiopia moving to silver and Milcah Chemos Cheywa of Kenya the bronze.Other athletes stripped of London medals on Monday were: Alexander Ivanov, Russia, silver, mens 94-kilogram weightlifting division; Natliya Zabolotnaya, Russia, silver, womens 75kg weightlifting; Cristina Iovu, Moldova, bronze, womens 53kg weightlifting; Hripsime Khurshudyan, Armenia, bronze, womens 75kg weightlifting; Irina Kulesha, Belarus, bronze, womens 75kg weightlifting; and Anatoli Ciricu, Moldova, bronze, mens 94kg weightlifting.The non-medalists were Andrei Demanov, Russia, fourth place, mens 94kg weightlifting; Oleksandr Dryhol, Ukraine, 34th place, mens hammer throw; Rauli Tsirekidze, Georgia, ninth place, 85kg weightlifting; Margaryta Tverdokhlib, Ukraine, 26th place, womens long jump; and Almas Uteshov, Kazakhstan, seventh place, mens 94kg weightlifting.The IOC reanalyzed more than 1,000 stored samples from the London Games and 2008 Beijing Games in order to catch cheats who escaped detection at the time. 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