An ongoing scandal may disqualify Egypt’s weightlifters from competing for the next two years after at least 12 athletes, including two 14-year-old girls, tested positive for steroids, Reuters revealed on Thursday. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) are investigating the case of five teens, along with two adults, who tested positive for prohibited substances last December at the African Youth and Junior Championships in Cairo. In addition, the Egyptian Anti-Doping Committee said that another five athletes returned positive results during the local championship that took place last March in Alexandria. The chief of the committee, Osama Ghoneim, said to Reuters that the samples from Alexandria were taken from two male and three female weightlifters participating in the Egyptian Cup. “The tests showed traces of banned substances and the five were suspended temporarily until the completion of hearings,” said Ghoneim. “We are currently conducting the hearings and they have been summoned. But some of them failed to attend the investigation and we gave them 10 more days to attend or face the consequences.” The teenagers involved are minors and IWF regulations prohibits them from being named, however the athletes from the Egyptian…
Steroid Problem? Egypt May Face Ban From Weightlifting After 12 Athletes Tested Positive
June 19, 2017
