Valentina Belotti and Great Britain Women Team are World Mountain Running Champions 2009.

"The IAAF has informed WMRA that the Italian athlete, Elisa DESCO, has been suspended for two years after a positive sample taken at the end of the 25. WMRA World Mountain Running Championship 2009 in Campodolcino (Italy), where this athlete finished first of the women senior race and Italy won the team title in senior women category.
Following this decision, the result of this competition must be amended and the new World Champion in senior women , is now the Italian runner Valentina BELOTTI, instead the team title is won by the team of Great Britain, and Italy move to second place on the result. " "

In fact, the results of this competition had to be amended - as IAAF competition rules 2010-2011 - and the new rankings are now:
Senior women - Individual
1. Valentino BELOTTI , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ITA , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  ,44.03
2. Maria Grazia ROBERTI , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,ITA , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  ,44.23
3. Sarah TUNSTALL , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,GBR , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 44.48
Senior women - Team
1. , Great Britain  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , GBR ,  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 19 pts
2. , Italy , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ITA , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,24 pts
3. , United States of America , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,USA ,  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 35 pts
New World Champions 2009 of the Great Britain team are Sarah TUNSTALL, Katie INGRAM, KATE GOODHEAD and Mary WILKINSON, instead Italian runners silver medallists ,as team are Valentina BELOTTI, Maria Grazia ROBERTI and Cristina SCOLARI.
Of course the result of the other senior ,women teams will be updated regarding point (three points less per each team) but no any change there is in their position.
WMRA has already requested to FIDAL and to UK Athletics the cooperation in other to arrange the handing over of the medals to new winners.

News by Bruno Gozzelino
Phots by Giuseppe Buriasco:
on front page: Valentina Belotti on the podium, then from left Franco Arese (FIDAL President), Bruno Gozzelino (WMRA President) and Raimondo Balicco (WMRA Council member and C.T. Italy),
on second page: the Great Britain women senior Team, new World Champion 2009.

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