MOSCOW -- China is facing a one-year ban from weightlifting over repeated doping cases in a move which threatens to stop some of the worlds top athletes from competing internationally.The International Weightlifting Federation confirmed Thursday that three failed retests of drug test samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics will lead to Chinas automatic ban -- if the cases are proven and the athletes in question disqualified by the International Olympic Committee.IWF spokeswoman Lilla Rozgonyi told The Associated Press that the positive tests for gold medalists Cao Lei, Chen Xiexia and Liu Chunhong, all announced Wednesday, were enough for a ban under rules adopted by the IWF board in June.It happens automatically. The vote was already taken so now we only need to receive the closed cases from the IOC to proceed, Rozgonyi said in an e-mail.China is the worlds dominant country in weightlifting, having topped the medal table at every Olympics since 2000. It won seven medals in Rio de Janeiro this month, five of them gold.Along with China, IWF said that Ukraine and Azerbaijan have joined Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, which were already facing one-year bans under earlier announcements.Wednesdays announcements took Ukraine to three failures from retesting, with four for Azerbaijan. At least six lifters from each of Belarus and Kazakhstan have failed Olympic retests, with seven for Russia.Between them, those countries won 14 medals in Rio, meaning that next years world championships in Malaysia could have a significantly depleted field if none of them are allowed to compete.Russia was already banned from Olympic weightlifting in Rio after the IWF ruled that its numerous doping cases and allegations of a state cover-up had brought weightlifting into disrepute.Weightlifting is fighting a severe doping crisis, with as many as 16 medals from 2008 and 13 from 2012 likely to be stripped following failed drug retests. In addition, last years world championships in Houston saw mass drug test failures and one medal from the 2016 Olympics has already been taken away after bronze medalist Izzat Artykov of Kyrgyzstan tested positive for the banned substance strychnine. NFL Jerseys Outlet . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Cheap China Jerseys . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. http://www.cheapnfljerseysbywholesale.com/ . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. China NFL Jerseys Sale . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. A clean game led to a clean victory for Albus Nox Luna, the impressive team from Russia, as Counter Logic Gaming stumbled once again against the wildcard. CLG drops to 2-2 in Group A, while Albus sits at 3-1.A cautious game at first, CLG tried to make openings but faltered each time, with Albus finding the correct response to counter. An overaggressive bottom lane featuring Trevor Stixxay Hayes and Zaqueri Aphromoo Black fed a feww kills to their patient opponents.ddddddddddddn three out of four games, Albus has taken First Blood, first tower and first dragon, an impressive piece of trivia. After a Baron at 25-minutes, Albus was up 9-2 in kills and nearly 7.5k gold. Two inhibitors fell in one push, and at 29:57, the nexus fell. Cheap Jerseys 2019 Cheap NFL T-shirts Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale Stitched Jerseys Discount NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Online Cheap Stitched Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Discount NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Jerseys NFL Cheap Wholesale NFL Autographed Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping ' ' '