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  American Tara Nott was awarded gold when her competitor was stripped of it for doping. Patrick Hertzog/AFP

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Lifting's shining moment dimmed by drug scandals

Cheryl Haworth and Tara Nott made the United States take notice. Several other lifters caught the attention of their respective countries as well. But for all the world records and surprise winners, the Sydney Olympics weightlifting competition will be remembered more for the doping suspensions and allegations.
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Armenian lifter stripped of bronze for doping
Iranian lifter Rezazadeh wins heavyweight gold
Hamman sets two U.S. lifting records
After appealing ban, Bulgarian weightlifter medals
Lifter becomes second Greek to win third gold
Greece's Dimas wins third lifting gold medal
Haworth gives U.S. big lift with bronze
Chinese lifters win gold medals
American gets gold after lifters expelled
Drug test strips Bulgarian of weightlifting silver
Colombia's Urrutia wins country first gold
China's Chen sets weightlifting world records
Chinese weightlifter Xia sets three world records
Pocket Hercules fails in bid for fourth gold


Bulgaria weighed down by drug scandal and 'defectors' striking gold
Collated Olympic Weightlifting results
Rezazadeh's prayers answered with second Olympic weightlifting gold for
Iranian breaks record in Olympic men's weightlifting
Olympic men's weightlifting 105kg

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