Gabriel Sincraian
Romania banned from Olympic weightlifting over doping

Jun. 17, 2021 12:20 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Romania has been banned from competing in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics over past doping cases, the International...

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 31, 2012 file photo, Razvan Constantin Martin of Romania competes during the men's 69-kg, group A, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. Two Romanian weightlifters have been stripped of their 2012 London Olympics medals for positive tests for steroids. It brings London's record total of doping cases at any Summer or Winter Games to 77. The International Olympic Committee says silver medalist Roxana Cocos and bronze medalist Razvan Martin tested positive for multiple steroids in reanalysis of their samples. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
2 weightlifters lose London Olympic medals because of doping

Nov. 25, 2020 09:07 AM EST