Lausanne, Dec 7 (AP) The IOC has left weightlifting atrisk of being cut from the 2024 Olympics, and orderedretesting of more stored doping samples from the 2012 LondonOlympics.
Asked to update the IOC executive board Wednesday abouthandling the sport's doping problem, the InternationalWeightlifting Federation must now report again by June.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bachsays more reanalysis of London Games samples will have a"special emphasis on weightlifting."The IOC stripped 29 weightlifting medals after 49positive tests, most involving steroids, came back fromreanalysis of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 LondonOlympics.
The sport stays on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic lineup, thoughwith 64 fewer athletes and one men's event cut.
Bach says countries with most anti-doping violationsshould be targeted to lose entries. (AP) CMCM.
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