(Reuters) - Azerbaijan's weightlifting body has been fined $500,000 (300,230 pounds) after nine lifters tested positive last year, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said in a statement.
The governing body said the Azeri federation has been given six months to pay up and until the fine is paid in full the Caspian country would not be eligible to participate in the IWF events.
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