Oluwafemiayo (pictured top), who won silver in the women's -75kg event at London 2012, returned an adverse analytical finding for furosemide, which the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) classifies as a masking agent for performance enhancing drugs, in a urine sample provided on February 26.

As well as receiving a €1,500 (£1,300/$2,000) fine, she was stripped of the 125kg world record and gold medal she clinched at the competition.

As a result Egyptian Geehan Hassan, who originally won silver with a lift of 117kg, will receive gold, bronze medallist Marzena Łazarz of Poland will take silver with 97kg and Libya's Sahar El-Gnemi who finished fourth will be awarded the bronze medal with 90kg.

"In accordance with the IPC Anti-Doping Code, Folashade Oluwafemiayo will serve a two-year suspension for the offence beginning on April 19 2013; the date from which she was notified of her Anti-Doping Rule Violation," read a statement from the IPC.

"As a signatory of the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC), the IPC remains committed to a doping free sporting environment at all levels."

This latest doping case in powerlifting comes just days after Uzbekistani powerlifter Ruza Kuzieva was hit with an identical ban after failing a test at the same event in the United Arab Emirates city - highlighting the fact that the discipline continues to be a sport plagued by banned drugs use.

Seven athletes tested positive for doping in 2011, while at Sydney 2000 ten competitors where caught using drugs during the Paralympics.

Contact the writer of this story at emily.goddard@insidethegames.biz


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