The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has published a new list of anti-doping violations that shows how nations with a poor record are paying the price for their misdemeanours.
A total of 76 possible Olympic quota places have already been lost by 17 nations and that total will increase because Thailand has voluntarily withdrawn from qualifying after eight of its team at last year’s IWF World Championships tested positive.
Armenia is also on the way to losing two more places in Tokyo, as a violation from the London 2012 Olympic Games has not yet been closed by the IWF, and when it is …read more
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