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Posted at 3:31 a.m., Friday, June 27, 2008

Olympics: Bulgaria pulls weightlifters for doping

Associated Press

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.