Topic: News: Bulgarian weightlifter Plamen Boev banned for steroid use

[Chris LeRoux]

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Doping-Bulgarian weightlifter Plamen Boev banned for steroid use
Reporting by Angel Krasimirov; Editing by Kevin Fylan

SOFIA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Plamen Boev has been given a four-year ban for doping, the country's weightlifting federation said.

Boev, fifth in the 85kg category and bronze medallist in the clean and jerk at the European Championships in Bucharest in April, tested positive for the steroid norandrosterone.

"I'm devastated," 22-year-old Boev told reporters, adding that he had no idea where the banned substance came from. "I have nothing to do but to accept the ban but it's a real pity since 11 years of hard work went in vain."

Bulgaria withdrew its team before the start of the Olympics in Beijing after 11 members failed doping tests and missed the world championships due to financial problems.

[Ryan Wilkinson]

Are we really to believe he doesn't know how it got into his system?

[Dustin Oranchuk]

some how this story doesn't surprise me

[Ryan Wilkinson]

some how this story doesn't surprise me

I am actually more surprised that we don't see this sort of test result more often from China's lifters.

[Dustin Oranchuk]

some how this story doesn't surprise me

I am actually more surprised that we don't see this sort of test result more often from China's lifters.

Well Chinese weightlifting has WAY more money then the Bulgarian federation, so they can most likely take drugs that are much harder to detect.

I have a friend who is a pharmacist and he says that there are types of steroids that can be completely out of ones systems in only a few days.

[Dave Chiu]

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