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Olympic champion Liao Hui banned for doping

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Liao Hui of China celebrates his gold medal in the weightlifting event held at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium during Day 4 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 12, 2008 in Beijing.

International Weightlifting Federation has issued China's Liao Hui, who won gold in Beijing, a ban from competitions due to doping, which will last until Sept. 30, 2014.

Liao won a gold medal in the 69 kg class at Beijing Olympic Games and held the world records for both the clean and jerk and the total in the 69 kg category, which has been stripped of after the doping issue.

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