Russia's Aryasova stripped of Tokyo marathon title

TOKYO (AP) - Russian Tatiana Aryasova has been stripped of her 2011 Tokyo Marathon title after testing positive for a banned substance.

Aryasova tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch (HES) in a urine sample taken after she won the Tokyo race in 2 hours, 27 minutes, 29 seconds on February 27, 2011.

The Tokyo Marathon Foundation stripped Aryasova of her title after she failed to challenge a two-year doping by the International Association of Athletics Federation during an appeal period that ended last week.

Japan's Noriko Higuchi, who finished second, was awarded the victory with a time of 2:28:49.