Romanian weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian has been stripped of his Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medal and all his achievements for violation of anti-doping regulations, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced on Thursday.
In a press statement released on Thursday, IWF said there are four disqualified weightlifters, Sincraian included. They are Tomasz Zielinski (Poland), Izzat Artykov ( Kyrgyzstan) and Chagnaadorj Usukhbayar (Mongolia).
According to the statement, Sincraian was disqualified for testosterone consumption.
The IWF says it will not make any further comments on the cases until they are closed.
Romania's TVR public broadcaster on August 29 announced Romanian weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian, winner of the bronze medal in men's 85kg category at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, has failed a doping test, and he will consequently be stripped of his medal.
On 13 August, Gabriel Sincraian won the bronze medal in the men's 85kg weightlifting event at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games. Sincraian's total was 390 kg - a 173-kg snatch lift and a 217-kg clean and jerk lift.
Romania sent 96 athletes and 7 alternates to Rio de Janeiro, returning with five medals - a gold, a silver and three bronzes.
Thursday's decision rescinds Romania's Rio 2016 medal tally by one.
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