CAS strip Romanian weightlifter and Russian boxer of Rio 2016 medals
By Michael Cantillon
Last Updated: 08/12/16 10:15pm
The Court of Arbitration for sport have stripped Romanian weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian and Russian boxer Misha Aloian of medals won at Rio 2016 for doping offences.
CAS confirmed the decisions on Thursday and announced the duo's results had been disqualified.
Sincraian, 27, won bronze for Romania in the men's 85kg weightlifting division but tested positive for exogenous testosterone while still at the Rio Games.
Aloian won silver in the men's flyweight 52kg boxing division but tested positive for the banned stimulant tuaminoheptane.
"The Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) has issued decisions in two cases related to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games," a CAS statement read.
"All results obtained by Gabriel Sincraian in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, including the bronze medal in the Men's Weightlifting 85kg event, are disqualified.
"The results obtained by the athlete Misha Aloian in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, including the silver medal obtained in the Men's -52kg boxing event on 21 August 2016, are disqualified."
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