The International Federation of Heavy Athletics (IWF) announced that the bonnounced substance was detected in the blood of the Azerbaijan Barbaged Babes.
Doping test was commissioned during the April Championship of Europe in Moscow, where Kostov (59 kg) won gold. According to the information obtained from the International Testing Agency (ITA), an anabolic steroid stanozolol was found in its blood.
Kostov is already notified of a positive doping test and temporarily removed from the competition. It has the right to request doping sample “B”.
For a naturalized Bulgarian, serving for Azerbaijan since 2011, this may be the second disqualification. In 2016, Boyanka was removed two years after rechecking doping samples taken at the 2012 Olympics in London. In the blood of the world champion then discovered prohibited substances in Turinabol and Stanozolol. Her disqualification ended in 2018. This time the bone shines long-term removal from the sport, which actually may mean the completion of the career.
In addition to this year, Boyanka Kostov became strongest in Europe in 2012, 2015 and 2016. In 2015, Boyanka also won the World Cup in Houston, and was our main hope in weightlifting at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. However, the doping scandal hit, and the Azerbaijani national team was deprived of the right to perform on games. In addition, the Kostya itself was waiting for the disqualification, which is mentioned above.
On the upcoming Olympiad in Tokyo, we again could count on the medal from the boutique, but everything goes to the fact that she will not be able to perform on games.