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World weightlifting body to take strict action against India

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has said it will take strong disciplinary action against the dope tainted Indian federation for the repeated offences of its lifters.

IWF legal counsel Monika Ungar said the executive board is waiting for all the pending cases of the six Indian lifters who tested positive to [...]

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IOA to conduct fresh elections for IWF

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Tuesday said fresh elections will be held for the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) after its executive board stepped down taking ‘moral responsibility’ for the series of doping violations.

The International Weightlifting Federation’s executive board will meet in Korea Wednesday on the sidelines of the ongoing World [...]

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Two Indian weighlifters fail dope test, risk life ban

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Weightlifters Vicky Batta and Shailaja Pujari have tested positive in out-of-competition dope test and face the risk of being banned for life.

Batta (56 kg) tested positive in a surprise test conducted by World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) in September while Pujari (75 kg) was caught in an out-of-competition test done [...]

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