The Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) explained this to the news agency R-Sport: Anna Chicherova, the Olympic height champion, declared positive after the re-analysis of samples from the 2008 Beijing Games (where she was a bronze medalist), has delayed the expertise of sample B. She is currently working with a lawyer to collect all the documents necessary for his defense. According to the ARAF, the analysis of sample B must be carried out before mid-June.
— Published June 3, 2016
