Ayman Ratova (née Kozhakhmetova) (born 23 April 1991 in

Taldykorgan Taldykorgan ( kk, Талдықорған/Taldyqorğan; russian: Талдыкорган), known as ''Taldy-Kurgan'' until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census Res ...

) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

.Sports Reference profile
/ref> She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Her twin Sholpan also competed in that event at the 2012 Olympics. She served a 2-year competition ban for the use of prohibited substances, EPO and

testosterone Testosterone is the primary sex hormone and anabolic steroid in males. In humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of Male reproductive system, male reproductive tissues such as testes and prostate, as well as promoting secondar ...

, lasting from 18 August 2013 to 11 September 2015.IAAF list of suspended athletes
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1991 births Living people People from Taldykorgan Sportspeople from Almaty Region Kazakhstani female racewalkers Olympic athletes for Kazakhstan Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Doping cases in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for Kazakhstan Kazakhstani sportspeople in doping cases Kazakhstani twins 21st-century Kazakhstani women 21st-century Kazakhstani people {{Kazakhstan-athletics-bio-stub