Ana Segura (weightlifter) explained

Ana Iris Segura
Birth Date:1991 7, df=yes
Country:Colombia
Sport:Weightlifting

Ana Iris Segura (born 26 July 1991) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1] She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.

In February 2020, she was provisionally suspended after testing positive for the anabolic steroid boldenone.[2], her case is being contested at the Court of Arbitration for Sport as she may have ingested it after eating tainted meat and in Colombia boldenone is used for fattening cattle.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200306144833/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/WL_Results_Book_1.0.pdf. 6 March 2020. 22 August 2020. 2019 Pan American Games.
  2. News: Oliver. Brian. 22 December 2020. Colombia faces outright ban from Tokyo 2020 weightlifting after trio suspended. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 30 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228075256/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102317/weightlifting-colombia-tokyo-2020-doping. 28 December 2020.
  3. News: Oliver. Brian. 30 December 2020. Exclusive: Colombian weightlifting chief vows "we will compete in Tokyo – we do not support cheating". InsideTheGames.biz. live. 30 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201230190128/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102508/colombia-vows-to-compete-in-tokyo. 30 December 2020.