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The Latest: 11 more doping cases from 2012 weightlifting

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):

2:30 p.m.

The International Weightlifting Federation says 11 more weightlifters, including six silver and bronze medalists, have tested positive in retests of samples from the 2012 London Olympics.

The IWF said Wednesday in a statement that all 11 athletes, who include four Russians, have been provisionally suspended until their cases are closed.

So far, weightlifters have produced a total of 31 positives in doping retests carried out on samples taken at the 2008 Games in Beijing and the London Games.