LONDON (AP) " A Ukrainian weightlifter was stripped of her bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday, the first athlete formally disqualified by the IOC after the retesting of doping samples from the past two Summer Games. The IOC stores Olympic doping samples for 10 years, allowing them to be reopened and reanalyzed when improved testing methods become available. The International Weightlifting Federation reported last month that its sport had produced 20 positive cases. The IOC asked the international weightlifting federation to revise the results and consider any further sanctions against Kalina, who could face a two-year ban. The IOC recorded 55 positive results " 32 from Beijing and 23 from London " in the retesting program, which used enhanced techniques to catch cheats who escaped detection at the time.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 13, 2016 17:42 UTC