Ex-Georgia captain Sharikadze gets 11-year ban over urine-swapping scheme
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Former Georgia captain Merab Sharikadze has been banned from sport for 11 years for his part in a secret scheme which helped national team players cheat anti-doping tests. …
Former Georgia captain Merab Sharikadze has been banned from sport for 11 years for his part in a secret scheme which helped national team players cheat anti-doping tests. Hooker Giorgi Chkoidze has been banned for six years, with Lasha Khmaladze, Otar Lashkhi and Miriani Modebadze receiving three-year suspensions, and Lasha Lomidze being banned for nine months. Sharikadze, who led Georgia to a famous win over Wales in Cardiff in 2022, admitted providing 'clean' urine to team-mates. …
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