Yuliya Balykina
Belarusian sprinter
Yuliya Vladimirovna Balykina (Belarusian: Юлія Уладзіміраўна Балыкіна, Russian: Юлия Владимировна Балыкина; 12 April 1984 – late October 2015) was a Belarusian sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres, and Women's 4 × 100 metres relay. Balykina tested positive for drostanolone in an out-of-competition doping test in June 2013 and was banned from competitive athletics for two years. Her period of ineligibility ended on 24 July 2015.
Disappearance and discovery of body
Balykina was reported as missing on 28 October 2015. She was found dead in a wooded area near Minsk on 16 November 2015. Balykina's body had been wrapped in plastic and a former boyfriend of hers confessed to the murder.
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