Weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan from Da Nang has been awarded reallocated London 2012 Olympic Games bronze medal in the men’s 56kg category after the third-placed athlete in such category has been disqualified due to doping.

Da Nang weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan

The decision has been made by the Executive Board (EB) under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its recent videoconference to reallocate medals, diplomas and medallist pins from the Olympic Games London 2012.

Previously, some Olympic weightlifters in the men’s categories of 56kg, 62kg and 105kg had tested positive for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Following the disqualification of the athletes, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has adjusted the results.

In particular, in the men’s 105kg weightlifting event, the first- and fourth-placed athletes have been disqualified, so the gold is reallocated to Navab Nasirshelal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the silver to Bartlomiej Wojciech Bonk of Poland and the bronze to Ivan Efremov of Uzbekistan, and the subsequent ranking until eighth place has been adapted.

The third- and ninth-placed athletes in the men’s 56kg weightlifting event have been disqualified, so the bronze medal went to Tran Le Quoc Toan from Viet Nam’s Da Nang, and the subsequent ranking until eighth place has been adapted.

The eighth-placed athlete in the men’s 62kg weightlifting event has been disqualified, and Ahmed Saad from Egypt is now ranked eighth.

By BAO AN - Translated by M.D