In other news: Daniel Koum allegedly threatened to deliberately bomb out last weekend’s Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Samoa. If he didn’t receive the money, Koum is alleged to have threatened to deliberately perform poorly, which would have prevented any Australian male weight lifter competing at the 2012 games. […] To head off the move, coaches offered a […]
Weightlifting News: Galabin Boevski Sentenced to 9 years in Prison *Update:* Now Released
You may remember that Galabin Boevski was arrested with 9kg of cocaine. Now the verdict is in. Former Olympic weightlifting champion Galabin Boevski of Bulgaria was convicted of international drug trafficking and sentenced to nine years, four months in prison. Update 11.11.2013: All of a sudden he was released and returned to Bulgaria. (via) This […]
Bulgaria out of Worlds – Doping Control Violations
First news from the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. The Bulgarian Team is not allowed to take part in this years competition. The ban follows violations of the regulations on doping control. The decision was made on September 14, 2010 by the Executive Committee of the World Weightlifing Federation and was confirmed after no measures were […]
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