Iran doper defends gold, Polish brothers

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi insisted a previous doping ban did not diminish his gold Saturday as he backed two Polish brothers who failed drugs tests in the run-up to Rio.
Moradi easily topped the podium in the men’s 94kg class just over a year after returning to action following a two-year suspension for testing positive for the painkiller methadone.
“No, I don’t accept the idea that it’s diminished because someone has doped,” an angry Moradi told reporters, insisting that he had always been 100 percent clean.
“My doping ban was unwanted. I don’t know why they disqualified me. I just don’t know. I didn’t know about the painkiller. Yes of course 100 percent (clean),” he added.

Iran doper defends gold, Polish brothers

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi insisted a previous doping ban did not diminish his gold Saturday as he backed two Polish brothers who failed drugs tests in the run-up to Rio. Moradi easily topped the podium in the mens 94kg class just over a year after returning to action following a two-year suspension for testing positive for the painkiller methadone. No, I dont accept the idea that its diminished because someone has doped, an angry Moradi told reporters, insisting that he had always been 100 percent clean. My doping ban was unwanted. I dont know why they disqualified me. I just dont know. I didnt know about the painkiller. Yes of course 100 percent (clean), he added.