Satheesha Rai is an India

India

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n weightlifter and Olympian from Mangalore

Mangalore

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, Karnataka

Karnataka

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.He is also a recipient of the Arjuna Award

Arjuna award

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 given in 1999.He won a gold medal and two silver medals in 1998 Commonwealth Games

1998 Commonwealth Games

The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...

. He also won two gold medals and a bronze medal in 2002 Commonwealth Games

2002 Commonwealth Games

The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...

.but the medal he won in 2002 was stripped due to testing positive for intaking a banned substance.Rai pleaded innocence and stated,I have participated in over 16 internationals events including the Olympics and the World championships the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games besides a host of Asian Weightlifting championships and SAF Games. And in all these Games too tests are mandatory and I have come through clean. Also just before the teams left for Manchester, Sports Authority of India (SAI) conducted tests thrice and unless it's negative we are informed,. but was subsequently served a life ban

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