Lin fails dope test

By Afp, Taipei
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 11 August 2016, 16:06 PM
Taiwan's former weightlifting world record holder Lin Tzu-chi is suspended from competing in the Rio Olympics 2016.

Taiwan's former weightlifting world record holder Lin Tzu-chi was suspended from competing Tuesday in the Rio Olympics after failing a dope test, the island's delegation confirmed Wednesday.

After Lin's withdrawal, Chinese weightlifter Deng Wei took gold in the women's 63kg category, breaking Lin's combined world record with a total of 262kg.

The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee said in a statement that a routine dope test of Lin "detected abnormal reaction."