Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping
Posted June 26, 2008 11:00 pm
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria's weightlifting federation says it will withdraw its team from the Beijing Olympics after 11 lifters tested positive for a banned steroid.
The federation said in a statement Friday that eight men and three women tested positive for the substance during out-of-competition tests conducted June 8-9.
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