Satheesha Rai

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Satheesha Rai is an Indian weightlifter and Olympian from Mangalore, Karnataka. He is also a recipient of the Arjuna Award given in 1999. He won a gold medal and two silver medals in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.^[1]^[2] He also won two gold medals and a bronze medal in 2002 Commonwealth Games but the medal he won in 2002 was stripped because he tested positive for intaking a banned substance. Rai pleaded innocence and stated, "I have participated in over 16 International events including the Olympics and the World championships the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games besides a host of Asian Weightlifting championships and SAF Games. And in all these Games too tests are mandatory and I have come through clean. Also just before the teams left for Manchester, Sports Authority of India (SAI) conducted tests thrice and unless it's negative we are informed,".^[3] but was subsequently served a life ban^[4]

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↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - WEIGHTLIFTING" (PDF). www.commonwealthweightlifting.com. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
↑ "India in Commonwealth Games". NDTV.
↑ Bureau. "I am innocent, says Satheesha Rai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 October 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ Agency, Press Trust of India. "Satheesha Rai handed life ban". Daily News and Analysis. {{cite web}}: Check |first= value (help)

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[1] "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - WEIGHTLIFTING" (PDF). www.commonwealthweightlifting.com. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

[2] "India in Commonwealth Games". NDTV.

[3] Bureau. "I am innocent, says Satheesha Rai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 October 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] Agency, Press Trust of India. "Satheesha Rai handed life ban". Daily News and Analysis. {{cite web}}: Check |first= value (help)

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