Basing on the information obtained by RUSADA within the framework of the investigation on case of possible prohibited association of a number of athletes of the Russian race walking team, reported to IAAF, five people were deprived of neutral status and suspended from participation in the forthcoming World Race Walking Team Championship-Clavdia Afanasievna, Olga Eliseeva, Yulia Lipanova, Sergey Sharypov and silver winner of World Championshiop-2017 Sergey Shirobokov.
