Two weightlifters caught doping will be sent home from China


GEORGE TOWN, 15 April -- Presiden Persatuan Angkat Berat Malaysia, Datuk Ong Poh Eng (kiri) dan Pemangku Pengarah (Bahagian Atlet) Majlis Sukan Negara, Jefri Ngadirin (kanan) semasa sidang akhbar mengenai kes dua atlet angkat berat yang disyaki gagal ujian doping hari ini. -- fotoBERNAMA (2016) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

GEORGE TOWN: The two national elite weightlifters have tested positive for banned substances and will be recalled immediately from their centralised training camp in China.

The Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) held a press conference here on Friday to confirm that the two lifters had tested positive for anabolic steroids during an out-of-competition testing done by the Anti-Doping Agency of Malaysia (Adamas) in Bukit Jalil last month.

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