Nishat Rachimov has had his Olympic weightlifting gold medal revoked in Rio for doping. This was decided by the Cas International Sports Court on Tuesday (03/22/2022). The Kazakh will also be banned for eight years until January 2029.
Rachimov is accused of having exchanged his urine four times since March 2016. From this point onwards, all results will be revoked. He still has the opportunity to appeal to the Cas Court of Appeal.
Doping ban already in 2013
Rachimov had already received a doping ban in 2013 when he was still competing for his home country Azerbaijan. The 28-year-old won Olympic gold in the 77-kilo class in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 with a world record. At that time, competitors had already raised allegations against him.
In the case of Rachimov, the allegations of having used foreign urine were not specifically linked to a competition by the International Control Agency (ITA). The use of foreign urine in weightlifting has long been pursued by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).