The Federation has also imposed a year-long ban on four States -- Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Manipur -- for returning highest number of dope cases off late.
As many as 26 lifters have tested positive both out-of-competition and in-competition since the beginning of this year. But the maximum numbers of offenders were caught at the National Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, which was held in Yamunanagar in January.
Yadav, however, clarified that the period of suspension to be given to the weightlifters would be decided only by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA).
"NADA will decided on the period of ban on the lifters," confirmed Yadav.
According to the policy of IWF, the suspended States would have to pay a fine of Rs 1.50 lakh, while on the behalf of the lifters, a particular State would have to pay an addition Rs. 50,000.
However, the coaches will have to serve their entire ban period and no relief would be provided to them. Although, the coaches would not have to pay any fine.
As for the lifters, they would have to complete whatever ban period the NADA would ask them to serve, apart from paying Rs. 50,000 as fine to the Federation.
While three coaches from Delhi -- Ravi Kumar, S K Bakshi, Virendra Kumar -- are handed the two-year suspension, two are from Manipur, one each from Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Odisha.
During the National Youth and Junior Championships, four lifters from Delhi, three from Punjab and two each from Haryana and Manipur had tested positive.
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