Lu Xiaojun, a famous Chinese men's weightlifter.

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[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] Lu Xiaojun, the famous Chinese male weightlifter who has won gold medals in three consecutive Olympic Games, was shocked to hear that the International Testing Agency (ITA) tested positive for doping and has been temporarily suspended. In this regard, he issued a statement through the Chinese Weightlifting Association Desperately calling for injustice, appealing to return his innocence, aroused heated discussions from all walks of life. 

The 38-year-old Lv Xiaojun, defended the men's 77kg weightlifting gold medal in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics, and won the men's 81kg weightlifting gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics last year, becoming the oldest weightlifting five-ring gold medalist.

On October 30, the out-of-competition test result was positive, and it was found to contain erythropoietin (EPO), which is one of the banned drugs list of the World Anti-Doping Organization (WADA). In this regard, Lu Xiaojun issued a statement: "December 2022 On March 20th, I received an email from the international inspection agency, informing me that my sample test result was positive for non-specific substances. I was very shocked. As a veteran athlete, I have always strictly complied with the International Weightlifting Federation, World Anti-Doping Agency, China The Anti-Doping Agency’s regulations on anti-doping. I believe that the value of sports lies in fair competition. I firmly oppose the use of doping and other cheating behaviors. This is also the bottom line I have always set for myself. Doping is completely It goes against my values ​​and goes against my anti-doping education.

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In my 24-year weightlifting career, I have competed in countless major competitions and taken hundreds of doping tests without a single violation.

Since my comeback in August 2022, in just 4 months, I have undergone a total of 8 doping tests.

I love weightlifting so much, I have cleanly won almost every honor as a weightlifter, and I have no motivation or reason to use any banned substances in the final stretch of my beloved weightlifting career.

I will cooperate with relevant agencies to carry out investigations to find out the real cause of the problem and clear myself.

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