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Azerbaijani weightlifters disqualified untill 2014

19 November 2010 [18:08] - TODAY.AZ
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) published a list of weightlifters convicted of doping this year. The list of athletes also includes Azerbaijani weightlifters Zulfugar Suleymanov and Rovshan Fatullayev.

Both weightlifters got a 4-year suspension. Suleymanov’s suspension will end on April 6, 2014 while that of Fatullayev will last till April 10, 2014. Exactly on these days this year, Azerbaijani athletes showed good results at the European Championships in Minsk.

Weightlifters from Barbados, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Spain, Hungary, Israel, Nigeria, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, UAE, Uzbekistan and Yemen also got 4-year absences from all competitions held under the auspices of the IWF.


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