TIME WITH THE BIG BOYS
Weightlifting is a discredited sport, but it provides compelling spectacle. Simon Barnes went along to see an Iranian steal the show
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DIMAS LIFTS GOLD
Pyrros Dimas of Greece won the Olympic gold, his third in successive Olympics, in 85-kilogram weightlifting with a total of 390kg. Marc Huster of Germany won the silver and George Asanidze of Georgia the bronze.
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COMEDY OF GLOBETROTTING BULGARIANS
A titanic battle to claim the title of the world’s strongest woman was overshadowed here today by a saga so sordid and involved that it seemed in turns incredible and comic.
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YEAR-LONG BAN FOR BULGARIANS
The entire Bulgaria team has been banned for a year and two of their medal-winners stripped of their booty after positive drugs tests
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BULGARIAN STRIPPED OF SILVER MEDAL
After testing positive for a diuretic, Ivan Ivanov, of Bulgaria, has been stripped of his silver medal in the 56kg
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