Weightlifting chief Tamas Ajan steps aside for corruption probe
The HinduInternational Weightlifting Federation president Tamas Ajan agreed late Wednesday to relinquish his duties for 90 days while an independent investigation into allegations of corruption and doping violations are carried out. German broadcaster ARD alleged in a documentary earlier this month that a “culture of corruption” had been established in the Olympic sport with prominent weightlifters rarely subjected to drugs tests and cash being taken by doping controllers to accept manipulated urine samples. The IWF executive board agreed to appoint independent experts to assess the allegations, a move it claimed would act “decisively” to restore the governing body’s battered reputation. - ‘Unjust attack’ - =================== The IWF said analysis of the ARD allegations was considered at the meeting, followed by “comprehensive discussions” and the decision to carry out “a detailed plan of action“. The documentary by journalists at German broadcaster ARD including Hajo Seppelt, who broke the story on Russia’s state doping scandal, claimed that half of the 450 world championship or Olympic medallists between 2008 and 2017 were not asked to undertake any doping tests while a doctor for the Moldovan team was caught on hidden camera explaining how urine samples could be manipulated.
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