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CWG: Swati Singh wins bronze after Nigerian weightlifter fails dope test

India got one more medal in women's 53kg weightlifting after Swati Singh was handed the bronze and Matsha Santoshi, silver, after Nigerian gold winner Chika Amalaha tested positive for a banned substance today

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Glasgow: India got one more medal in women's 53kg weightlifting after Swati Singh was handed the bronze while Matsha Santoshi was upgraded to silver after 16-year-old Nigerian gold winner Chika Amalaha tested positive for a banned substance in the Commonwealth Games here today.

Santoshi had finished third and Swati fourth in the women's 53kg weightlifting competition held on July 25. They will now get a silver and bronze, respectively.

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