Uzbekistan wrestler stripped of Olympic medal for a second time

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Freestyle wrestler Soslan Tigiev of Uzbekistan has been stripped of an Olympic medal for using banned drug, International Olympic Committee said.

Silver medalist of Olympic Games in Beijing was positively tested for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol), the IOC said.

Tigiev, competing in the men’s 66-74kg freestyle wrestling event in Beijing, won the silver medal. The IOC adopted decision to abolish his results and strip the medal.