Egyptian weightlifter awarded Olympic silver medal for 2012 London Games after top three are suspended

Egyptian weightlifter Abeer Abdel Rahman received an Olympic silver medal yesterday for the 2012 London Games after the competition’s top three finalists were suspended, KingFut reports. The three athletes from Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus failed doping tests, clearing the way for Spain, Egypt, and Cameroon to rise to the top. Abdel Rahman had originally finished in fifth place.