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Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Three Colombian weightlifters can clear their names from doping charges and help their nation to overcome a potential ban from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
That is the view of William Pena, one of the key figures who helped Colombia to become the strongest nation in the sport in Latin America.
Pena, President of the Colombian Weightlifting Federation (CWF) told
insidethegames that the widespread use of boldenone in farming was the cause of the three doping positives - an argument used successfully by a top Colombian tennis player this year. We hope that the athletes prove their innocence, for the sake of the great number of people who work honestly in Colombian weightlifting, Pena said.