Weightlifting - Chakhoyan banned

Former world champion weightlifter Sergo Chakhoyan has been banned for life after a second doping offence, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) said. ASADA said Chakhoyan had tested positive for the banned stimulant benzylpiperazine...

Former world champion weightlifter Sergo Chakhoyan has been banned for life after a second doping offence, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) said.

ASADA said Chakhoyan had tested positive for the banned stimulant benzylpiperazine (BZP) during the Commonwealth, Oceania and South Pacific championships at Melbourne.

Chakhoyan, 37, had previously been suspended for two years after testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane. Under world anti-doping rules, a second offence incurs an automatic life ban.

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