BackRio Olympics: Bronze medallist weightlifter Izzat Artykov stripped of medal for doping
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18 Aug 2016, 10:05 PM IST
Izzat Artykov of Kyrgyzstan was on Thursday stripped of his medal after testing positive for strychnine
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Rio de Janeiro: Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallist weightlifter Izzat Artykov of Kyrgyzstan was on Thursday stripped of his medal after testing positive for strychnine, the Court of Arbitration of Sport said.
The amendment of the official ranking of the men’s 69 kg weightlifting competition, and the reallocation of the bronze medal, is of the responsibility of the weightlifting federation and the International Olympic Committee, said CAS.
He is the first medallist at these Games to test positive for a banned substance. Reuters
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Published: 18 Aug 2016, 10:05 PM IST
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