2012 London Olympics
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Two Romanian weightlifters under the scanner for doping after re-testing of samples from 2012 London Olympics, medal standings could be altered
•The results come at a time when the International Weightlifting Federation is itself pressure over alleged doping cover-ups and financial irregularities
Australia's 100 metres hurdles world champion Sally Pearson announces retirement, says injuries hampering preparation for Tokyo Olympics
•Former Olympic gold medallist Sally Pearson announced her retirement, talking about her injuries not allowing her to attain full fitness
Uzbekistan wrestler Artur Taymazov stripped of gold medal from 2012 London Olympic Games over doping
•It is the second gold medal taken away from the 40-year-old Artur Taymazov after his win in the 120-kilogramme category at the Beijing 2008 Games was similarly disqualified.
Lee Chong Wei's stellar 19-year badminton career in interactive graphics, from World No 1 to sport's beloved nearly man
Shivam Damohe •His spirit wants him to fight, but his body can't. For once, the stoic Lee Chong Wei knew he had to accept defeat.
London Olympics canoe silver medalist Jevgenij Shuklin disqualified for doping, set to be stripped of medal
•Olympic canoe silver medalist Jevgenij Shuklin has been disqualified from the 2012 London Games for doping
'I felt like a 16-year-old,' swimming ace Michael Phelps recounts his road to glory at 2016 Rio Olympics
Shantanu Srivastava •"I felt like a 16 or 17-year-old kid just enjoying and loving the process. London 2012 and Rio 2016 were both very different and I love both those Olympics just as much," Phelps said.
Former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe wants to run for second term as IAAF president, says he should be given chance
•Former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe on Thursday all but confirmed that he would run for a second term as President of the International Association of Athletics Federations
NBA: New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis asks to be traded before transfer deadline, according to reports
•Anthony Davis, the top pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, shares second in the NBA with 29.3 points a game and third in the league with 13.3 rebounds per contest
Five weightlifters including Olympic champions Oleksiy Torokhtiy, Ruslan Nurudinov suspended after reanalysis of 2012 urine samples
•Ukrainian Oleksiy Torokhtiy, Olympic -105kg gold medallist six years ago, and Uzbek Ruslan Nurudinov, who won the same category in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, both tested positive for anabolic steroids.
Asian Games 2018: Shiva Thapa describes Asiad as one of toughest competitions, relives London Olympics experience
Amitb •Firstpost caught up with Shiva Thapa at a send-off event organised by the BFI for the Indonesia-bound boxing team in New Delhi on Tuesday, with the young boxer commenting on the challenges at the Asian Games among other topics.