Olympic champion's son, Norik Vardanyan fails London 2012 drug test

Olympic champion's son, Norik Vardanyan fails London 2012 drug test
October 6, 2016 - 18:18 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Weightlifter Norik (Norayr) Vardanyan has tested positive for a banned substance in a sample he gave while competing for Armenia at London 2012, BBC News reports.

The 29-year-old finished 11th in the -94kg class for Armenia, where he was born, but has since switched to represent the United States.

A retest of his 2012 sample revealed the presence of a steroid.

A total of 43 weightlifters have now failed retests from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.

Six more competitors from Vardanyan's event at the London Olympics are already facing disqualification after retests found steroids.

Vardanyan was previously banned for six months in 2009 after testing positive for cannabis.He is the son of legendary Soviet weightlifter Yuri Vardanyan, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, becoming the world's first weightlifter to achieve a 400 kilogram total in the 82.5 kg weight category.

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BBC. London 2012: Norik Vardanian returns positive test from Olympic Games
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