The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to impose a two-year ban on the coaches of all those weightlifters who tested positive for banned substances across different championships in the last few months. IWF secretary general Sahdev Yadav told PTI that the Federation has also imposed a year-long ban on four States — Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Manipur for returning highest number of dope cases off late. Yadav, however, clarified that the period of suspension to be given to the weightlifters would be decided only by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA). As many as 26 lifters have tested positive both out-of-competition and in-competition since the beginning of this year. But the maximum numbers of offenders were caught at the National Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, which was held in Yamunanagar in January. Of them four lifters were from Delhi, three from Punjab and two each from Haryana and Manipur.