Weightlifting could lose its place in future Olympic Games if ongoing investigations into the sports’ international federation reveal more corruption, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. Athens: Weightlifting could lose its place in future Olympic Games if ongoing investigations into the sports’ international federation reveal more corruption, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. An independent report last week …
The International Weightlifting Federation was plagued by corruption orchestrated by autocratic former president Tamas Ajan, said Richard McLaren who led an independent investigation into the governing body. McLaren, the Canadian law professor whose findings led to the World Anti-Doping Agency recommending Russia be banned from the 2016 Olympic Games, told reporters on Thursday that the IWF was rife with corruption. …
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