The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Wednesday renounced the boycott forced on India's Commonwealth Games gold medallist Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu.
Sports news ; The game's peak body educated the India Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) and Sanjita of the improvement. "Based on the data available to its the IWF has chosen that the temporary suspension of the competitor (Khumukcham Sanjita) will be lifted starting today (22 January 2019)," the IWF legitimate Counsel Eva Nyirfa said in a letter.
"The IWF Hearing Panel will render its choice on the competitor's case at the appropriate time," it included. Sanjita, who had won a gold in the ladies' 53kg classification at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, had tried positive for anabolic steroid testosterone as her pee test was taken before the World Championships in November 17.
The 25-year-old Indian lifter was then put under temporary suspension in May a year ago.
In Gold Coast, Sanjita had set another Commonwealth Games record with a lift of 84 kg in grab and 108 kg in quick lift, to complete with a sum of 192 kg.
