CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Romania has been banned from competing in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics over past doping cases, the International Weightlifting Federation ruled in a decision. The Romanian Weightlifting Federation was issued a one-year ban from competition over five doping cases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Technically, Russia is banned from competing in the Olympics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Weightlifting, boxing dropped from 2028 Olympics amid governing, doping concerns.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why is Russia banned? In December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency barred Russia from international sports competitions after concluding that it had orchestrated and run a sprawling and state-sponsored doping scheme at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Detailed explanation-5: -Boxing, weightlifting and Modern Pentathlon have been dropped from the initial programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, but could yet be added.