Weightlifting fed says 20 positives in 2008 and 2012 retests

[KamaAina]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/weightlifting-fed-says-20-presumed-positives-retests-180149545--spt.html

Twenty positive tests, including medal winners, were among the retested doping samples from weightlifters taken at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, the International Weightlifting Federation said on Monday.

In a statement sent to The Associated Press, the IWF said it was informed by the International Olympic Committee of 10 cases from the 2008 Beijing Games and 10 from the 2012 London Games....

The federation said it would "proceed to the provisional suspension of the athletes as soon as the IOC procedures (are) concluded."

The 20 cases account for a large part of the 55 total positives which the IOC has reported so far, including 32 from Beijing and 23 from London. The IOC is retesting samples to catch cheats who might be competing at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.

They're just now getting around to testing samples from 2008?!

[joeybee12]

1. RE-testing...

They keep samples for 10 years...the testing is getting better and the dopers are usually able to stay ahead of the testing so in 2008 those samples were negative