DISAPPOINTMENT:Lin Tzu-chi’s withdrawal opened the way for her main rival, Deng Wei of China, to win the gold medal with a record-breaking combined lift of 262kg
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 11, 2016
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Weightlifter Lin Tzu-chi trains in a Taipei gym on May 11. She was suspended from 
competing in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday because of an abnormal doping test result. Photo: Liao Yu-wei, Taipei Times
Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee vice president Steven Chen on Tuesday apologized after weightlifter Lin Tzu-chi (林子琦) was suspended because of an abnormal doping test, costing the nation a strong medal chance.
Lin was considered a gold-medal contender in the women’s 63kg division on Tuesday, but her absence opened the way for her main rival, Deng Wei (鄧薇) of China, to win the gold with a record-breaking combined total of 262kg.
The previous record, 261kgs, was set by Lin at the Asian Games in 2014, but her performance has slipped since then. She placed sixth at the World Weightlifting Championships in November last year, with a combined lift of 238kgs.
“As the leader of Taiwan’s Olympics delegation, I take full responsibility for a failure to win a medal in the weightlifting event,” Chen said. “We disappointed everyone in Taiwan.”
The delegation decided to pull Lin from the competition after receiving a report on Friday last week that indicated abnormalities in a doping test. [FULL STORY]
