Two more weightlifters fail drug tests

Bulgaria's 52kg weightlifting silver medallist Ivan Ivanov was stripped of his medal on Wednesday.

Bulgaria's 52kg weightlifting silver medallist Ivan Ivanov was stripped of his medal on Wednesday.

"Maybe we will decide to cancel the whole Bulgarian weightlifting team," said the general secretary general of the Bulgarian National Olympic Committee, Beltcho Ivanov.

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Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson is a sports writer with The Irish Times