WEIGHT LIFTING

WEIGHT LIFTING

The Commonwealth Games Federation refuses to release any details of drug tests until the process ends.
An athlete choosing to contest the initial result can demand to be present during the opening of the B sample at a Sydney laboratory. This sample would take a further 48 hours to analyse. The entire process can take between four and nine days.

The protocols were designed to help protect the athletes' rights," he said last night. "We're not trying to withhold anything; we're doing what we're supposed to do in relation to a robust anti-doping program."

his follows the pre-Games positive drug test results of two Indian weightlifters who were sanctioned in India and not allowed to travel to Melbourne.

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority is conducting more than 1000 tests, including at least 300 blood tests, as part of the Games testing on behalf of the Commonwealth Games Federation

A CLOUD has gathered over the Indian weightlifting team, with at least one and perhaps two lifters believed to have returned positive drug tests at the Games.