Now he can kiss his silver medal goodbye. The Bulgarian failed a drug test , coming up positive for diuretics, which are used to flush fluid from an athlete's body to reduce weight but also can be used to mask the presence of other performance-enhancing drugs. Ivanov, a gold medalist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and former four-time world champion, kissed his barbell after he had clinched the medal Saturday, the first full day of competition. Diuretics are used to flush fluid from an athlete's body to reduce weight, but also can be used to mask the presence of other performance-enhancing drugs.
Nandrolone builds muscle and helps athletes recover faster in training.
Several others had been banned as a result of pre-games tests. IOC director general Francois Carrard said Ivanov had already left the Olympic village. Devyatosvsky had been scheduled to start competing Saturday. With Ivanov stripped of the weightlifting silver, the standings were revised. The original third-place finisher, Wu Wenxiong of China, moved up to take the silver, while China's Zhang Xiangxiang was elevated from fourth place to the bronze.