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Bulgarian weightlifter Andreev receives four-year ban for anabolic steroid doping

Bulgarian weightlifter Andreev receives four-year ban for anabolic steroid doping
World Sports · 19:59:03 - Sunday, 8 November 2026

Bulgarian weightlifter Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev, a medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men's 73kg category, has been banned for four years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid.

The ban was announced on November 6, 2026, following a doping violation detected during the Olympic Games where Andreev competed on August 8, 2024.

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