Weightlifting qualification confirmations delayed due to overload of drug testing labs

(BEIJING, June 1) -- According to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), several drug test results have not yet been turned in due to laboratory overload. ,Thus, athlete qualification for the 2008 Beijing Olympics cannot be finalized until procedures are finished and results confirmed, even though qualification competitions have already been completed..

Reports state that the IWF is currently notifying all members that individual qualifying athletes and country/region quotas will only be affirmed after all anti-doping tests have concluded, subject to IOC coordination.