Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku excluded from London 2012 for failing drugs test

The International Olympic Committee have announced that Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku has been excluded from the London Olympics for failing a drugs test.

The 20-year-old weightlifter tested positive for stanozolol on July 23.

Pulaku's file will be passed on to the International Weightlifting Federation who will consider further action.

Stanozolol is a performance-enhancing anabolic steroid.