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Wednesday, August 06, 2008 (13:42:12) |
| Tags : Lifter Monica Devi, Beijing Olympic Games, Indian Weightlifting Federation |
Lifter Monica fails dope test, withdrawn from Olypics |
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New Delhi: Weightlifter Monica Devi was today withdrawn from the Indian squad for Beijing Olympic Games hours before she was to board the flight to the Chinese capital for failing a dope test, sources said. Monica tested positive for anabolic salt in a test conducted on June 29, the sources added.
Monica, who comes from Manipur, was the sole lifter from India to have been selected for the Beijing Games. In the pre-Olymic trial conducted by Indian Weightlifting Federation in July this year, P Sailja of Andhra Pradesh had performed better than Monica but the latter was chosen ahead of her for the Beijing Games.
However, earlier in April this year, Monica had done better in the Asian Championship in Japan. (PTI) |
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