Ukrainian weightlifter Igor Razoronov was kicked out of the Beijing Olympics yesterday, the sixth athlete caught for doping during the Games.
Razoronov tested positive for the steroid nandrolone after finishing sixth in the 105kg division on Monday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.
The 38-year-old Razoronov was disqualified and expelled from the Games. The IOC asked the international weightlifting federation to adjust the competition results and consider further sanctions.
Razoronov faces a two-year ban from the sport.
Another Ukrainian, Lyudmila Blonska, was stripped of her heptathlon silver medal on Friday after testing positive for the steroid methyltestosterone.
The IOC said Razoronov’s doping sample was more than four times over the permitted threshold for nandrolone. He did not request testing of his backup “B” sample.
The IOC said Razoronov did not attend the disciplinary hearing into his case, but told Ukrainian officials by phone that he had not taken any prohibited substance.
The IOC said Ukrainian team officials “apologized,” saying Razoronov had undergone surgery for elbow and knee injuries and that his positive test may have resulted from medication he was using.
Others disqualified for doping during the Games were Greek hurdler Fani Halkia, North Korean shooter Kim Jong-su, Spanish cyclist Isabel Moreno and Vietnamese gymnast Thi Ngan Thuong Do. Kim was stripped of silver and bronze medals.
The IOC has carried out more than 4,600 doping tests so far, with the figure expected to surpass 5,000 by the close of the Games tonight.
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