Olympic champion among 4 Thais to test positive
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An Olympic champion was among four Thai weightlifters to test positive for doping, the International Weightlifting Federation said on Tuesday.
Sopita Tanasan, who won gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, tested positive for steroids and artificial testosterone after finishing fourth at the world championships in November. Two others, Thunya Sukcharoen and Sukanya Srisurat, won world titles at the competition and risk being stripped of their medals after also testing positive for at least one anabolic steroid and artificial testosterone. If found guilty, Srisurat faces a potential eight-year ban for a second offense. Chitchanok Pulsabsakul also failed a doping test after finishing sixth. The failed tests are another embarrassment for weightlifting, which is under pressure from the International Olympic Committee to crack down on doping. Weightlifting is on the Olympic program for next year’s Games in Tokyo, but only provisionally for 2024.
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