Yesterday news broke that Ilya Ilyin was among the Olympic Champions whose retested samples from the 2012 London Games came up positive for PEDs.

Earlier this morning, Ilya took to his official Instagram account to respond to the news:

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Here's the full text:

"The information doping test positive was like thunderstorm during sunny day to me. 

According to regulations and norms of IWF all detailed information about myself specifying every single day and hour of my life including my physical presence independent if it is my day off or working in sporthall everything is available in the ADAMS international system. I am always available and open for anti-doping controllers and meanwhile have passed twice this year doping tests. Once in Poland during the trainings and in Almaty.

As you all know every single international competition starts with doping test, and it is must for all athletes and myself do pass this doping tests since 2004. 
Since 2004 all my doping tests were negative.

I am continuing my work for the Olympic games in Rio and planning to fight till the end. Our country and sport management authorities indeed trying as maximum.as possible in the process to clarify this awkward situation.

I sincerely believe by the end of June this situation will be solved.

I have time till the mid of July to apply to participate in Rio Olympic games.

I truly believe that we can prove my eligibility in this absurdity and groundlessness of the accusation.

Apart from the decision concerning my eligibility I want all of you to know that i spend 20 years of my short life in the sporthall, training 3 times a day till it bleeds ignoring the pain.

I always felt the responsibility on my shoulders for my country, my people and fight till the end to win. All these years i felt the support of every and each of my people and fans when it was hard days and Red letter days. 

I hope for your support.

Yours Ilya Ilyin"