Former world champion Valeriu Calancea of Romania has been
banned for two years for a positive testing for an anabolic
steroid, the Romanian Weightlifting Federation (FRH) said on
Monday.
"Calancea failed a dope test for methandienone at the 2007
worlds in Chang Mai, Thailand," said FRH president Nicu Vlad. "His
second sample was also positive."
Calancea, 27, was a double winner at the 2003 world
championships in Vancouver and was a medal hope for Romania at the
coming Beijing Olympics.
(Xinhua News Agency January 15, 2008)