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LAHORE: It’s taken barely nine months for the bubble to burst. Talha Talib’s sensational performance at last year’s Tokyo Olympics, where he finished fifth in the 67kg class, had provided hopes of a golden future for Pakistan’s weightlifters. But now a doping scandal threatens Pakistan’s international weightlifting future. The Pakistan Weightlifting Federation faces a lengthy ban from the International Weightlifting …

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