LONDON (Reuters) - Russia could gain three weightlifting gold medals stripped from other nations' competitors because of doping positives reaching back as far as two Olympics, but could also lose quota places at the Rio Games because of its own team's transgressions.
The governing International Weightlifting Federation meets in Tbilisi this week to tackle challenges arising from the use of new technology in reviewing urine and blood samples taken at past tournaments. The disputes mirror a doping scandal shaking world athletics that has led to a Rio ban for Russian athletes.
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