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US lifter Sarah Robles gets 2-year doping ban

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AP Colorado Springs (Colorado)
Last Updated : Jan 15 2014 | 11:33 PM IST
American weightlifter Sarah Robles has been suspended for two years by the US Anti-Doping Agency for testing positive for a banned substance.
The USADA announced yesterday she tested positive for the presence of an anabolic steroid and/or its metabolites.
Robles finished seventh in the super heavyweight division at the London Olympics. Her suspension will be lifted in August 2015, about a year before the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.
The 25-year-old lifter's suspension began last August when the International Wrestling Federation imposed a provisional suspension. Any results by Robles since May 31, when the USADA says her first positive sample was collected, also have been wiped out.

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First Published: Jan 15 2014 | 11:33 PM IST

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