Nurudinov finished fourth in the 105-kg
category in London and went on to win gold at the Rio de Janeiro
Olympics four years later.
CAS said that its anti-doping division found that Nurudinov
tested positive for the banned substance
dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. It said he was disqualified from
the event "with all resulting consequences, including forfeiture
of any medals, points and/or prizes."
CAS said the case would be referred to the International
Weightlifting Federation "for further follow-up."
The International Olympic Committee stores and regularly
re-tests samples from past Games with methods that did not exist
at the time. It also carries out tests for substances that were
previously unknown in order to protect clean athletes and the
integrity of the competition.
Nurudinov could not immediately be reached and the Uzbeki
Weightlifting Federation told Reuters it had no immediate
comment.
CAS said that Mikalai Novikau of Belarus, who finished eighth in
the 85 kg category, tested positive for
dehydrochlormethyltestosterone and stanozolol and had also been
disqualified.
(Reporting by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber and Brian Homewood,
editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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