Weightlifting-Lifters under pressure as doping puts Games future at risk
3 Min Read TOKYO (Reuters) - Weightlifting has been part of the programme of the Olympics since the very first event in Athens in 1896, but it is facing the risk of removal from the Games over persistent doping. FILE PHOTO: Weightlifting - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's +90kg - Final - Carrara Sports Arena 1 - Gold Coast, Australia - April 9, 2018. Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand competes. REUTERS/Paul Childs/File Photo Scores of doping cases have been uncovered in the sport in recent years, including Kazakhstan’s Rio 2016 gold medalist Nijat Rahimov, who was charged with offenc...
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