Shock: Weightlifter killed himself – The doping case that destroyed him

The weightlifter was found dead at the age of 35 Vladimir Sentov.

The Kazakh had recently disappeared, suffering from mental health problems, and according to reports he had not contacted relatives or friends for some time, with his body found in the area Karatal.

“According to the testimony of his relatives, he committed suicide“, refers in a statement from the local police and he is the 2nd Kazakh weightlifter to commit suicide in a few years, as Asian champion Albert Linder preceded him.

“The previous night, the experienced weightlifter Vladimir Sentov died. He had taken part in the 2008 Olympics, was a multiple champion and record holder of Kazakhstan, Vladimir Sedov was devoted to sports since childhood and was awarded a special award for outstanding sports achievements“, he says the weightlifting federation of Kazakhstan.

Sedov had been ruined by a doping case. In 2009 he won gold at the world championships in the 85 kg category, but in 2016 he tested positive for doping. In 2019 all his results were annulled and he lost the medal, having previously tested positive for doping as a teenager, serving his sentence from 2006 to 2008.For all these doping scandals, the coach of the national team of Kazakhstan, Alexei Ni, must be held accountable“, he said in an interview in 2016.