China’s triple Olympic weightlifting champion Lu Xiaojun tests positive for EPO
(pictures of Lu Xiaojun on and “off” doping).
Lu Xiaojun, one of the biggest names in weightlifting and one of only five athletes to have won three Olympic gold medals in the sport, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO).
Lu’s sample was taken out-of-competition on October 30, according to the International Testing Agency (ITA), which carries out all anti-doping procedures for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
EPO stimulates erythropoiesis (red blood cell production) and can modify the body’s capacity to transport oxygen and, therefore, increase stamina and performance.
“We spent $3million on anti-doping in the past year.”
One of the most famous weightlifting contests in the sport’s Olympic history was ruled to have been a sham today when the “champion” from Kazakhstan was disqualified.
Nijat Rahimov, who stunned the Chinese favourite Lu Xiaojun by smashing the world record with his final attempt in the 77kg category at Rio 2016, has been suspended for eight years and had all his results since March 2016 scratched.
He swapped urine samples with a “clean” athlete three times in the build-up to the Rio Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled.
Lu now stands to be promoted from second place to first.
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