Weightlifting’s widespread doping and corruption issues were exposed one year ago by German broadcaster ARD. It led to the ousting of long-time International Weightlifting Federation president Tamas Aján, who also lost his honorary membership of the International Olympic Committee. … [Read more...] about Olympic weightlifting champion charged with swapping urine samples
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Olympic weightlifting champion charged with swapping his urine samples in doping case
Weightlifting's widespread doping and corruption issues were exposed one year ago by German broadcaster ARD. It led to the ousting of long-time International Weightlifting Federation president Tamas Ajan, who also lost his honorary membership of the International Olympic Committee. … [Read more...] about Olympic weightlifting champion charged with swapping his urine samples in doping case
‘Here we go again!’ Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, 28, reveals she is pregnant with her second child with NFL star husband Andrew East – three years after suffering a miscarriage
'When I miscarried, I had this gut-wrenching feeling that it was because of my past —because of the ephedrine, because of the Adderall, because of the pills, the diuretics, because of starving myself and the weight fluctuations and the binging and purging,' she said. … [Read more...] about ‘Here we go again!’ Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, 28, reveals she is pregnant with her second child with NFL star husband Andrew East – three years after suffering a miscarriage
Olympic champion charged in weightlifting doping case
The International Testing Agency said late Monday it charged Rahimov and Dumitru Captari of Romania with “an anti-doping rule violation for 'Urine Substitution' which would have occurred over a period of time in 2016.” It is unclear if the allegations span the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics where Rahimov took gold with a world-record lift in the men's 77-kilogram class. Captari competed in the same event. … [Read more...] about Olympic champion charged in weightlifting doping case
‘You can’t trust a lot of countries’: The dilemma facing Tokyo Olympics
Again, it will be a matter of trust for those within that area to do the right thing. The first event last year happened in Budapest, but we couldn't get insurance and Judo Australia wasn't prepared to take the risk,’' Katz said. “The Italian team apparently had two negative tests in Italy but when they arrived in Budapest, three of the athletes tested positive. It’s suspicious that half of them picked it up at the airport.’’ … [Read more...] about ‘You can’t trust a lot of countries’: The dilemma facing Tokyo Olympics
