Russia facing weightlifting threat, more IFs make Rio 2016 decisions

Eleven weightlifters, including three Russian medallists, returned positive samples in the second wave of doping retests from the 2012 London Olympics, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has said, as more International Federations (IFs) issued their verdicts on Russian participation at Rio 2016.

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