Liliya Shobukhova

Russia’s Liliya Shobukhova, the second fastest female marathon runner of all time, has received a two-year doping ban from the country’s athletics federation.

The 36-year-old has also had all her results since October 9, 2009 annulled, meaning her marathon best of two hours 18 minutes and 20 seconds, set in winning in Chicago in 2011, will be wiped from the record books.

Russian Athletics announced on Tuesday that abnormalities had been found in Shobukhova’s biological passport.

The athlete was a three-time winner of the Chicago Marathon and also won the London Marathon in 2010. All those results will be annulled.

Shobukhova’s suspension is backdated to January 24, 2013 and will end on January 23, 2015.

Paula Radcliffe, the marathon world record holder, said on Twitter: “Lilya Shobukhova finally exposed as a drug cheat.

“Fraud on so many levels, so much money effectively stolen in appearance fees, winnings and endorsements.”

Shobukhova has the right to appeal the ban, which will also see her second place in the 2011 London Marathon taken away.

World Marathon Majors (WMM) is a series consisting of the top six major marathons in the world (London, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Berlin and Tokyo). Its general counsel Nick Bitel said: “WMM supports all measures to ensure the integrity of the athletes competing in their races.

“Cheats need to understand that they are not welcome and that they will be caught.”