Briefcase 1 Three Chinese Olympic champions in women's weightlifting from the 2008 Beijing Games have failed doping tests2 The trio were among 15 weightlifters who tested positive for a variety of banned substances3 The 15 have all been provisionally suspendedThree Chinese Olympic champions in women's weightlifting from the 2008 Beijing Games have failed doping tests conducted eight years later, the sport's governing body (IWF) said on Wednesday. The trio were among 15 weightlifters who tested positive for a variety of banned substances after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) re-tested samples using methods which were more advanced than the ones available at the time. The gold medallists were Chen Xiexia, who won the 48kg category, Liu Chunghong (69) and Cao Lei (75). Eleven weightlifters from the Beijing Games had already been suspended in July after testing positive. One medal, the silver won by Turkey's Sibel Ozkan in the 48kg, has already been stripped and will be reallocated.

Source: India Today August 24, 2016 12:33 UTC