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If Luiza Gega was declared European champion, the Albanian weightlifter, Evangjeli Veli, has been excluded from national and international activities. The board of the Albanian Weightlifting Federation has given a unanimous decision today, with the athlete who tested positive for doping after winning the European Championship on May 29 in Tirana.
Until the answer to the second test, Veli has been excluded, while the reward for her in the amount of 72 million old leks has been frozen. Until September 8, when the second test comes out, Albanian weightlifting will be anxiety, state TV channel reports.
Elez Gjoka, president of the Albanian Weightlifting Federation, pointed the finger directly at Odise Dhima, the brother of the champion Pirro Dhima under the flag of Greece, as the responsible person involved in this scandal.
"The entire board of the federation was unanimous. We have already said 'Stop' to doping. Evangjeli Veli will be suspended from all national and international activities until the response of monster B, she is currently suspected. This will be announced by the World Weightlifting Federation, the European Weightlifting Federation and the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation.