Weightlifter Robles handed two-year ban for failed drugs test

Robles tested positive for the presence of an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid in an out-of-competition and two in-competition urine samples collected by both USADA and the International Weightlifting Federation, the U.S. drug agency said in a statement.

(Reuters)

Called the strongest woman in America, Robles placed seventh in the +75 kilogram super-heavyweight division in London but gained attention for her story of perseverance living on $400 (243.35 pounds) a month while trying to secure a spot on the U.S. Olympic squad

(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto. Editing by Patrick Johnston)