Five foursomes temporarily suspended after re-testing their samples for the 2012 Olympics

(Reuters) – The International Weightlifting Federation has announced that five foursomes, including an Olympic disqualification, have been temporarily suspended after further testing on their London 2012 Olympic Games samples.

The Ukrainian Olyxi Turukhti may be stripped of his 105kg title in London, while Azerbaijan Valentin Christo, born in Bulgaria, will lose 56kg.

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"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is responsible for determining the consequences of athlete participation at the London 2012 Olympic Games," said the International Weightlifting Federation.

"In any event, it was confirmed that the anti-doping rules had been violated and the responsibility for results management would be transferred to the International Weightlifting Federation with respect to the consequences that would exceed the participation. athletes at the Olympic Games. "

Ruslan Norodinov (Uzbekistan), Armenia's Melanie Dalozin and Mikhailay Novikau (Belarus), who finished fourth in the 105kg category at the London Olympics, were suspended after the results revealed a positive re-examination of the samples.

Norodinov won the 2016 Olympic title in addition to the world championship in Poland in 2013 and the gold medal at the Asian Games in Jakarta the same year.

Weightlifting, which first appeared at the modern Olympics in 1896, was attacked for addiction and the International Olympic Committee threatened to exclude the sport from the 2024 Olympics in Paris. he did not improve his balance sheet. The sport is still in the testing period.

The International Weightlifting Federation has adopted a strict anti-doping policy this year. Countries whose irregularities are regularly banned from participating in the Olympic Games.

(Reuters)