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When Jeon Sang-guen’s barbell fell from his hands at the London Olympics, he knew everything was about to change. There would be no medal. No joyous celebration. His career in weight lifting, he knew in that moment, was probably over.
Except, it turns out, it wasn’t.
In April, Jeon was working at his desk at South Korea’s state-run currency maker when his phone rang. The voice on the other end delivered stunning news: The Russian who had finished ahead of him in London had been disqualified for a doping violation.