Rio 2016 Olympic GamesJul 29, 2016 by Armen Hammer
Here Are The Russian Athletes Banned From Rio
Here Are The Russian Athletes Banned From Rio
The IWF just released news that they've banned Russia from competing in weightlifting at the 2016 Olympic Games. Here's the full list of Russian athletes wh
The IWF just released news that they've banned Russia from competing in weightlifting at the 2016 Olympic Games. Here's the full list of Russian athletes who are now out of Rio:
Men
Oleg Chen, M69 - 2015 Silver Medalist at Worlds
Artem Okulov, M85 - 2015 World Champion
Adam Maligov, M94
David Bedzhanyan, M105 - 2015 Silver Medalist at Worlds
Ruslan Albegov, M105+ - 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist and 2013 and 2014 World Champion
Women
Tima Turieva, W63 - 2013 World Champion, 2014 and 2015 Silver Medalist
Anastasiia Romanova, W69
Tatiana Kashirina, W75+ - 4-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist