The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) confirmed Thursday five positive doping tests at the Athens Olympic Games.

The IWF announced in a press release that five weightlifters, namely Wafa Amomouri of Morocco, Viktor Chislean of Moldova, Zoltan Kecskes of Hungary, Kumari Na Pratima of India and Sahbaz Sule of Turkey have tested positive in out-of-competition doping tests.

The IWF said that all the five weightlifters concerned have been provisionally suspended according to the IWF anti-doping policy.