AUSTRALIA: FOUR ROMANIAN WEIGHTLIFTERS ARE GIVEN PERMISSION BY IOC TO COMPETE IN OLYMPIC GAMES AFTER FINE IS PAID OVER FAILED DRUG TESTS

Record ID: 979279

  • Title: AUSTRALIA: FOUR ROMANIAN WEIGHTLIFTERS ARE GIVEN PERMISSION BY IOC TO COMPETE IN OLYMPIC GAMES AFTER FINE IS PAID OVER FAILED DRUG TESTS
  • Date: 18th September 2000
  • Summary: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (SEPTEMBER 18, 2000) (AUSTRALIAN POOL - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA/INTERNET) 1. EXTERIOR HOTEL IN SYDNEY AND TWO ROMANIAN LIFTERS ANDREI MATEIAS ON LEFT AND TRAIAN CIHAREAN 2. LIFTERS STANDING WITH SOLICITOR 3. SOUNDBITE (English) MATEIAS SAYING: "It's not possible they found me positive, because in all my life I don't use this substance, and if we don't get this right I begin hunger strike, it's impossible to accept this because four days ago I say, I want to make another test, it's impossible to accept" 4. ACCREDITATION PASS 5. JOURNALISTS TALKING TO WEIGHTLIFTERS 6. WEIGHTLIFTERS WALKING DOWN ROAD 7. SOUNDBITE (English) SAM COFFA, INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION, SAYING: "The situation is that having concluded the discussions and the investigations on the matter, the commission is satisfied that subject to the financial arrangements being concluded between the National Olympic Committee of Romania and the Weightlifting Federation of Romania and the International Weightlifting Federation, then the remainder of the Romanian team will be able to compete in the games" 8. PEOPLE COMING OUT OF HOTEL 9. SOUNDBITE (English) COFFA SAYING: "As far as the International Weightlifting Federation is concerned we do have a rule, that is our rule, we abide by the rule, what the IOC does is really for them to determine, we have this rule and that's all I can say" 10. PEOPLE GOING INTO HOTEL Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
  • Country: Australia
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