BANGKOK: Thai weightlifters skip Olympics, world events over doping cases

Thunya Sukcharoen earns Thailand a gold medal at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, California. Thai athletes will not join international events until the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association completes a probe on dope cases. (Supplied photo)

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The Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association will not send its athletes to the Olympic Games in Tokyo or any other international competition after its weightlifters have been tested positive for doping.

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“Thai athletes will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, including the qualification event for Tokyo 2020,” the association said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday.

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The decision followed the eight positive tests of its weightlifters during the IWF World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, from Nov 2-10….

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“Thai athletes will not participate in any international events and championships from now on until the situation is resolved,” it said.

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