Russia's Natalya Zabolotnaya lifts on the women's 75Kg group A weightlifting competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's weight lifters face being banned from the Rio Olympics, subject to confirmation by the International Olympic Committee, in another collective doping punishment to hit the country.
Five days after its track and field team's suspension from the 2016 Games was upheld, Russia's weight lifters are now also set to be suspended from the August 5-21 Olympics.
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