Chinthana Geetal Vidanage (born December 31, 1981) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

. He won a gold medal in the men's 62 kg category weightlifting; the first weightlifting gold medal for Sri Lanka in the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

held in Australia. In, 2011 Vidanage was banned for four years for violating anti-doping rules. He was born in

Polonnaruwa Poḷonnaruwa, ( si, පොළොන්නරුව, translit=Poḷonnaruva; ta, பொலன்னறுவை, translit=Polaṉṉaṟuvai) also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura in ancient times, is the main town of Polonnaruwa Dis ...

. Vidanage was a student of

Polonnaruwa Royal Central College Royal Central College - Polonnaruwa ( si, රාජකීය මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලයය; also known as Royal College - Polonnaruwa or Polonnaruwa Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya) is a national school in Polonnaruwa, ...

. Vidanage has qualified to compete for Sri Lanka at the

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Drugs

A urine sample provided by Vidanage in April 2011 at the

2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships The 2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Tongling Municipal Stadium in Tongling, Anhui Province, China between April 13 and April 17, 2011. It was the 42nd men's and 23rd women's championship. Medal summary Men Women Medal t ...

in China was found to have

metabolites In biochemistry, a metabolite is an intermediate or end product of metabolism. The term is usually used for small molecules. Metabolites have various functions, including fuel, structure, signaling, stimulatory and inhibitory effects on enzymes, c ...

of two

methylhexanamine Methylhexanamine (also known as methylhexamine, 1,3-dimethylamylamine, 1,3-DMAA, dimethylamylamine, and DMAA; trade names Forthane and Geranamine) is an indirect sympathomimetic drug invented and developed by Eli Lilly and Company and marketed as ...

, which is banned by the

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. Vidanage admitted taking the drug "unknowingly". The

International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Lausanne, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 192 Member Federations. The IWF President is Mohammed H ...

subsequently banned him for four years.

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* * 1981 births Living people People from North Central Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Sri Lanka Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Sri Lanka Weightlifters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Sri Lankan sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in weightlifting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Sri Lanka Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka Sri Lankan powerlifters Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{SriLanka-weightlifting-bio-stub

Drugs

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