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3 Paralympic powerlifters banned for doping
The International Paralympic Committee has handed out two-year doping bans to three powerlifters at the London Games.
Updated on: Sep 9, 2012, 01:12:52 IST
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Two Russians, Nikolay Marfin and Vadim Rakitin, tested positive for human growth hormone a week before the start of the Paralympics on August 29.
Rakitin competed in the men's under-90kg class on Tuesday, but Marfin was stopped from taking part in the 100-plus kg class on Thursday.
IPC anti-doping committee chairperson Toni Pascual says the case is a "world first" as some of the latest testing methods were used which can detect the misuse of HgH over a span of weeks.
Georgia powerlifter Shota Omarashvili tested positive for steroids, and competed on Thursday in the under-60kg event but failed to complete a lift.
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