Norwegian weightlifter Ruth Kasirye, who carried the country's flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, has become the first athlete from the country to have tested positive for meldonium, it was announced today.

failed test from the 33-year-old comes ahead of Norwegian municipality Førde staging the European Weightlifting

known to have tested positive for meldonium ©Getty ImagesThe development comes after the International Weightlifting

preparations for this summer's Olympic Games are set to come under the spotlight once again during the weightlifting

to come to a close on Sunday (April 10).The competition is not taking place at the Olympic venue for weightlifting

of test events for organisers, with a further seven planned for April and four in May.The Rio 2016 weightlifting

Decisions on the possible suspensions for Ukrainian biathletes Olga Abramova and Artyom Tyshchenko have been delayed after an expert appointed by the sport’s governing body questioned the scientific evidence on how long banned substance meldonium takes to leave the body.

is not the only to be affected, however, as one of the most notable cases centres around two-time weightlifting

world champion and Olympic silver medallist Andrei Rybakov of Belarus.The International Weightlifting

Former world champion Mikhail Pulyaev is among four Russian judokas to have reportedly tested positive for banned substance meldonium.

Ekaterina Bobrova.Russia is not the only country to have been affected, however, with the International Weightlifting

The three logos for this year’s International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships

materials and will have a strong presence at the competition in less than three months' time.Before the weightlifting

scheduled for June 24 ahead of the beginning of the competition itself the next day.The 2016 Junior World Weightlifting

located around 145 kilometres from the capital, killing 38 people.Tbilisi staged last year's European Weightlifting

meeting, Lima was announced as the host of the 2018 World Championships.Tbilisi staged the 2015 European Weightlifting

Russia's leading male gymnast Nikolai Kuksenkov has withdrawn from the ongoing National Championships after being informed of a failed doping test for meldonium.

have stopped taking the substance last August.Other nations have also been hit, with the International Weightlifting

medallist Andrei Rybakov of Belarus has tested positive for banned substance meldonium, the International Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has held an Anti-Doping Seminar in order to spread

having six.Schamasch explained the necessity of taking urgent steps to stop doping rule violations in weightlifting

and education was viewed as key to tackling the issues, with the IWF stating that the Continental Weightlifting

Armenia claimed double gold at the sixth edition of the Russian Federation President's Cup, the first event of 2016 with Olympic qualifying points on offer.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Grand Prix competition was held at the Ak Bars Sport

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Ri Jong Mu has been appointed the new President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Olympic Committee to replace Kim Yong Un, it has been announced.

Korea's sports authorities.The country is planning to bid to host World Junior Championships in judo and weightlifting

The meldonium crisis which has gripped Russian sport poses no threat to the country's weightlifters, it has been claimed.

11 cases in 2015.Romania has also forfeited a quota place.Sergey Syrtsov, President of the Russian Weightlifting

There were no registered cases of positive doping tests for meldonium among Russian weightlifting athletes

Commonwealth Games champion Zoe Smith heads Great Britain's 14-strong team for the European Weightlifting

performance in more than 10 years and we aim to emulate this on the European stage next month.”The European Weightlifting

The National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC-SL) has held a mini multi-sport event called “Sports Jamboree”, aimed at demonstrating the progress the country has made since the deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus.

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Three Singaporeans have been honoured for their contribution to the Olympic Movement at a special awards presentation held at Faber Peak.

Singapore’s first-ever Olympic medallist Tan Howe Liang, who won weightlifting silver at Rome 1960,