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IWF finally confirms Romania faces outright ban from Tokyo 2020 weightlifting Tuesday, 2 February 2021
The prospect of Romania being banned outright from weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 has moved a step nearer after two anti-doping rule violations at the London 2012 Olympic Games were formally closed by the International Testing Agency (ITA).
The news means that Romania’s fate is now in the hands of an independent panel which has already banned three nations outright from this year s re-arranged Olympic Games - Thailand, Egypt and Malaysia.
Colombia and Vietnam, both of which have had three doping positives within the Olympic qualifying period, are also liable to suspension, though Colombia is appealing in the case of three athletes who say they ingested boldenone through tainted meat.