Doping-Russian runner Savina gets 12-year doping ban -federation

Russian middle-distance runner Kseniya Savina has been banned for 12 years for anti-doping violations by global athletics authorities, the Russian athletics federation said on Wednesday.

Her coach and husband, Alexei Savin, received a four-year ban for violating anti-doping regulations, the federation said.

(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; editing by Jason Neely)