Int’l sports court endorses IWF decision to ban Egypt’s weightlifters from Tokyo

The Court of Arbitration for Sport, an international quasi-judicial body, has endorsed a recent decision by the International Weightlifting Federation to ban Egypt from participating in formal competitions, including the 2019 World Championships and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, reports Al Shorouk. The ban came in response to a 2016 scandal in which seven members of the Egyptian weightlifting team were found to be doping.