Turkish 3 time gold medalist withdraws from Beijing Olympics...no 4-peat for him

In a terse statement, Turkish gold medalist 4ft 11inch Halil Mutlu withdraw from the upcoming Beijing Olympics suddenly.  In 2005 he was suspended for a doping offense (nandrolone).  Now he says he is missing the lifts.

Strength athletes must be either scared of the dope testing, or physically weaker if their doping regimen needed modification to avoid detection. To the Guardian:

ANKARA, July 3 (Reuters) - Turkish Olympic champion Halil Mutlu's aim of becoming the first weightlifter to win four gold medals ended on Thursday when he announced his withdrawal from the Beijing Games, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.

The triple-gold medallist, a winner in the 54-kg category in Atlanta and the 56-kg at the last two Games, made the announcement after a meeting with the country's sports minister.

Mutlu, who will turn 35 before the Aug. 8-24 Games begin, had said two weeks ago he was unable to lift his targeted weights in practice and that it would be difficult for him to take part in the competition.

Mutlu was banned in late 2005 for taking steroids but had planned to defend his title in the 56-kg group.