A whopping 58 weightlifters were caught for doping last year. Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal told this in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today. Sonowal was asked whether the Indian Weightlifting Association (Federation) and such other bodies have recently suspended weightlifters and other sportspersons for testing positive for banned performance-enhancing substances. The Sports Minister said, during the calendar year 2015, a total number 58 weightlifters have been found guilty of Anti-Doping Rule violation and the disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against them. Sonowal also informed the House that two Indian weightlifters were caught for doping in the tests conducted by International Weightlifting Federation during the Commonwealth Senior, Junior and Youth Championships held in Pune in October last year. The Sports Minister's revelations came just a few days after India has been placed at the third spot in worldwide dope violation in 2014 in a report published by World Anti-Doping Agency. Athletics and weightlifting are two sports most affected by doping in the country for some time.