Athens: Kunjarani Devi was today (Aug 17, 2004) awarded the fourth position in place of Aye Khine Nan of Mayanmar, who returned a positive drug test, in the women's 48 kg weightlifting event of the Olympic games competition held on Saturday (Aug 14, 2004).

Kunjarani, who had lifted 190 kg (82.5+107.5) to tie with Khine, had ended up fifth because of a higher bodyweight. The Indian weighed 47.78 kg while the Mayanmar lifter was 47.48kg.

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) confirmed that one position elevated Kunjarani after the International Olympic Committee pronounced 27-year-old Khine guilty of using an anabolic steroid.

Khine said she had been taking a herbal remedy on a regular basis and that the team doctor had not fully checked its contents.

An IOC spokesman said the doping test had been carried out on Thursday (Aug 12, 2004), the day before the Games opened.

Her fourth place finish in Saturday's competition has been declared null and void.