<p>IWF Secretary Sahadev Yadav said that Punjab unit has been banned for two years as two out of the five lifters who tested positive belong to the state. Under IWF rules, a state unit faces ban for two years if at least its two lifters test positive.<br /><br />“Gurpreet Singh (men’s +105kg) and Paramjit Kaur (women’s 69kg) are from Punjab and we have handed a two-year ban on Punjab as two of their lifters tested positive,” Yadav said. <br /><br />The other three lifters are Manjinder Singh (men’s 62kg; Chandigarh), Bhagat Singh (men’s 94kg; MP) and Pradeep Sharma (men’s 77kg; Police). IWF had last week handed life ban on Vicky Batta, G Damodaran, and Rajesh Kumar Singh.</p>
<p>IWF Secretary Sahadev Yadav said that Punjab unit has been banned for two years as two out of the five lifters who tested positive belong to the state. Under IWF rules, a state unit faces ban for two years if at least its two lifters test positive.<br /><br />“Gurpreet Singh (men’s +105kg) and Paramjit Kaur (women’s 69kg) are from Punjab and we have handed a two-year ban on Punjab as two of their lifters tested positive,” Yadav said. <br /><br />The other three lifters are Manjinder Singh (men’s 62kg; Chandigarh), Bhagat Singh (men’s 94kg; MP) and Pradeep Sharma (men’s 77kg; Police). IWF had last week handed life ban on Vicky Batta, G Damodaran, and Rajesh Kumar Singh.</p>