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Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei receives lifetime ban for shaking hands with Israeli competitorThe lifetime ban imposed on Mostafa Rajaei, an Iranian weightlifter, for shaking hands with an Israeli competitor highlights Iran's unyield...
India among world's top 3 dope violators in latest WADA reportAmong Olympics sports worldwide, athletics leads the number of dope offenders with 227 (18 percent), followed by weightlifting with 160. Bo...
I am innocent, will challenge suspension: Sanjita ChanuSanjita, who had won a gold in the women's 53kg category in the recent Gold Coast CWG, was suspended by the International Weightlifting Fed...
CWG gold medallist Sanjita Chanu fails dope testThe IWF did not give details, such as the dates, of the dope test sample collection, saying "it will not make any further comments on the c...
Rio Olympics: Will the biggest contingent of Indian athletes result in the highest ever medal haul too?Rio 2016, which is slated to take place from August 5 to 21, is already gearing up for what could be one of the most controversy ridden gam...
- Weightlifting: Iran weightlifting legend pulls out of Olympics
Iran's double Olympic gold medallist Hossein Rezazadeh has pulled out of the 2008 Games.
- Iran bans sports, film stars from advertisements
Iran has banned sports and movie stars from appearing in commercial advertisements on the grounds that celebrities should not promote consu...