Weightlifting: 15 More Positives from Beijing

Andrei Rybakou (Belarus), who lost the gold medal on bodyweight in the men’s 85-kg class at the Beijing Olympics, has shown up as positive on the second wave of reanalyses—Rybakou’s silver medal performance included this 185-kg snatch. IronMind® | ©Randall J. Strossen photo Andrei Rybakou (Belarus), who lost the gold medal on bodyweight in the men’s 85-kg class at the Beijing Olympics, has shown up as positive on the second wave of reanalyses—Rybakou’s silver medal performance included this 185-kg snatch. IronMind® | ©Randall J. Strossen photo

The second wave of the reanalyses of weightlifting samples from the Beijing Olympics has turned up a staggering 15 additional positive results, according to the IWF website.

This latest list of positives continues the march of marquee names in the sport of weightlifting: Andrei Rybakou (Belarus), Nizami Pashayev (Azerbaijan), Cao Lei (China), Dmitry Lapikov (Russia), Khadzhimurat (Russia), Vladimir Sedov (Kazakhstan) . . .

The IWF’s formal statement along with the full list of these latest weightlifting positives from  the Beijing Olympics is here.


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