Sopita Tanasan, left, and Sukanya Srisurat with their 2016 Olympic gold medals. Jiraporn Kuhakan
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has allowed the Kingdom, which has been suspended for doping, to return to international competitions after June 18, the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (Tawa) said yesterday.
According to the court’s 52-page ruling dated April 8, Thai athletes can take part in events sanctioned by the International Weightlifting Federation immediately if Tawa pays the IWF US$200,000 (6.3 million baht), said Niphon Limboonsuebsai, chairman of Tawa’s committee on international law.
However, Thai weightlifters are still not allowed to participate in this year’s Tokyo Olympics, which has been postponed from last year, Niphon told a press conference.
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