The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) confirmed that the five, and two 20-year-olds, tested positive at the African Youth and Junior Championships in Cairo last December. The Egyptian Anti-Doping Committee and the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation said they were victims of a plot and an internal investigation by the federation suggested somebody with a grudge had doctored food eaten by the team. "There is a conspiracy against the Egyptian Federation behind doping cases," Egypt Weightlifting Federation head Mahmoud Mahjoub said. None of the lifters who failed tests responded for comment when contacted by Reuters via the Egyptian federation. Mahjoub, the president of the Egyptian federation, was elected to the IWF's executive board last month.

Source: The Star June 15, 2017 18:45 UTC