Sport-Four Georgian athletes get doping bans as CAS quashes 'spiked drinks' defence


A view of the Court of Arbitration for Sport logo in Lausanne, Switzerland, May 14, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

(Reuters) -Weightlifter Revaz Davitadze and wrestler Nika Kentchadze were among four Georgian athletes handed four-year suspensions after the Court of Arbitration for Sport disagreed with a civil court ruling that they tested positive for a banned substance after their drinks were spiked.

Davitadze, who won a silver medal at the 2024 world weightlifting championships, and Kentchadze, a bronze medallist in the 2021 world wrestling championships, tested positive for the prohibited substance ostarine in 2023.

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