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News: Thai weightlifters banned from Olympics
World federation confirms doping ban will apply no matter when Tokyo Games are held
Weightlifters from Thailand and Malaysia will miss the Tokyo Olympics after the sport’s governing body said on Saturday it had banned their athletes after a high number of doping cases.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said in a statement that the two countries’ lifters would not compete at the Tokyo Games, regardless of the change of date.
There had been some hope in Thailand that its lifters might get a chance to compete in a rescheduled Olympics if the local federation could clean up its act.
The Olympics have been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus outbreak and are now scheduled to be held from July 23 to Aug 8, 2021.
The Thai and Malaysian federations can appeal the IWF ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 21 days.
Reference source: Bangkok Post
