According to the outlet, his pattern was taken on October 30 as per International Testing Agency (ITA) and he grew to become the primary worldwide weightlifter from China to have examined optimistic since 2015. He can also be the primary male weightlifter from China to be handed a suspension since 2010, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) web site said.

According to insidethegames.biz, an announcement from the ITA said, “EPO is prohibited under the 2022 WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) Prohibited List as peptide hormone (S2). EPO is a non-specified substance; a provisional suspension is mandatory following an adverse analytical finding for such a substance under the IWF Anti-Doping Rules.The athlete has been informed of the case and has been provisionally suspended until the resolution of the matter.”

Last yr within the Tokyo Olympics, the 37-year-old Lu received gold within the 77 kg class which made him the oldest gold medallist in Olympic weightlifting historical past. He additionally received gold at London 2012 and was promoted from second to first at Rio 2016 on the disqualification of Nijat Rahimov of Kazakhstan in March this yr for pattern swapping.

The Chinese weightlifter has not competed since Tokyo and was getting ready for the Paris Olympics in 2024, as shared by an Instagram put up again in July. “Hello everyone! I am Chinese weightlifter Lu Xiaojun. I would like to officially announce today I will start preparing for Paris 2024. This will be my fourth Olympics. It is my duty to persevere and show the strength of China. I hope you will support me,” Lu advised the digicam.