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

<p>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</p>

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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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