Cavan para powerlifter Britney Arendse upgraded to bronze medal after doping violation by UAE athlete

Irish para powerlifter Britney Arendse has been upgraded to bronze from last year’s Asia-Oceania Open Championships after a doping violation by the original third-placer.

UAE athlete Haifa Naqbi has been hit with a six-month ban by the International Paralympic Committee after testing positive for a prohibited substance during last September’s championships in the Japanese city of Kitakyushu.