Rio champion Nurudinov disqualified from London Olympics for doping
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A weightlifting gold medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics has been disqualified from the 2012 London Games for doping.
The new anti-doping tribunal of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) stripped Ruslan Nurudinov of fourth place in London in the 105kg weight class, the CAS said on Monday.
Nurudinov, from Uzbekistan, won the 105kg world title in 2013, Olympic gold in 2016 and the 2018 Asian Games title.
Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan lifts during the clean and jerk men's 105kg event at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 26, 2018. /VCG Photo

Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan lifts during the clean and jerk men's 105kg event at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 26, 2018. /VCG Photo

He tested positive for the anabolic steroid oral turinabol in re-analysis of London samples.
The 27-year-old lifter now faces a ban from the International Weightlifting Federation, which provisionally suspended him in December.
The 105kg gold medalist in London, Oleksiy Torokhtiy of Ukraine, was also provisionally suspended in December. CAS did not announce a ruling in his case on Monday.
Oleksiy Torokhtiy of Ukraine competes during the men's 105kg weightlifting event at the Olympics Games in London, UK, August 6, 2012. /VCG Photo

Oleksiy Torokhtiy of Ukraine competes during the men's 105kg weightlifting event at the Olympics Games in London, UK, August 6, 2012. /VCG Photo

CAS also disqualified Mikalai Novikau of Belarus from the 85kg class in London. Novikau, who originally placed eighth, tested positive for two anabolic steroids.
The CAS anti-doping tribunal was created to judge cases on behalf of the IOC and sports governing bodies. Verdicts can be challenged at the separate and long-standing appeals division of sport's highest court.
(Top image: Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan celebrates after lifting and winning gold during the men's 105kg weightlifting event at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 15, 2016. /VCG Photo)
Source(s): AP