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An Egyptian anti-doping committee said five weightlifters, including three women, tested positive for banned substances during a championship in March and have been temporarily suspended pending an investigation, Reuters reports<\/a>. The committee\u2019s report comes at the heel of a report from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) that another five weightlifters, including two 14-year-old girls, also tested positive for steroids at the African Youth and Junior Championships in December, according to the newswire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Egyptian anti-doping committee said five weightlifters, including three women, tested positive for banned substances during a championship in March and have been temporarily suspended pending an investigation, Reuters reports. 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