The odd doping case of weightlifter Sincraian – no official confirmation

The National Anti-Doping Agency (ANAD), the Romanian Olympic Committee (COSR) and the Romanian Weightlifting Federation (FRH) have not received until now any information regarding the so-called doping case of weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian, bronze medallist at the 85 kg category at Rio Olympics.

“ANAD has not received any information regarding the positive test for Sincraian or for any other Romanian athlete competing at the Rio Olympics. We haven’t received anything from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), from the International Olympic Committee, from nowhere,” ANAD head Graziela Vajaiala says, according to hotnews.ro.

The FRH head Nicu Vlad also says he has no information regarding an allegedly positive test for Gabriel Sincraian and that, from his point of view, the athlete is innocent.

“We received nothing to incriminate Sincraian, no official document to read that he failed a doping test and his bronze medal is withdrawn,” Nicu Vlad says.

COSR Secretary General Florin Misca says, in his turn that, from his standpoint, Romania holds that bronze medal. “I don’t know where from the information delivered by the media came from,” he added.

On September 29 Romania media reported that weightlifter Gabriel Sîncrăian, who won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio, has failed the doping test of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Gabriel Sincraian won the bronze medal at the 85 kg category with a total of 390 kg (172 kg in the snatch event, 217 in the jerk event). The same weight also managed to raise Kazakh Denis Ulanov, but the Romanian athlete, being lighter, was ranked third. Sîncrăian weighed 84.33 kg, while Ulanov was 84.95 kg. The gold medal was won by Kianoush Rostami (Iran) with 396 kg.

Sîncrăian had been suspended because of doping during 2013-2015.

The report informed that, besides the suspension and the withdrawal of Sîncrăian’s medal for Romania, the Romanian Olympic Committee (COSR) will have to pay a fine amounting to EUR 100,000.