MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Alexei Lovchev won a record number of gold medals at the 2015 World Championships in Houston, US, but was disqualified and suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in May after failing a doping test.
"The IWF decision is confirmed in full," the court said in a statement on the appeal that was filed by Lovchev in June 2016.
The 27-year-old Russian athlete has allegedly tested positive for ipamorelin, which is a growth hormone.
