Kazakh weightlifter Igor Son, who won bronze at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, has been banned for eight years for doping but will not be stripped of his medal, the country's weightlifting federation (WFRK) said on Wednesday (Feb 22). Son, who won bronze in the men's 61kg category, was among six weightlifters to receive doping bans after they had tested positive...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 61kg - Group A - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, on July 25, 2021.Kazakh weightlifter Igor Son, who won bronze at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, has been banned for eight years for doping but will not be stripped of his medal, the country's weightlifting federation said on Wednesday .
"This out-of-competition testing was taken after six months from those international competitions where the athletes took part, so there is no question of cancelling their results or returning medals," WFRK general secretary Aldiyar Nuralinov said.Tokyo Olympics: Transgender weightlifter becomes focus of inclusion vs fairness debate
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