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Life ban for weightlifting president for doping cover-ups

A former Olympic official who ran the sport of weightlifting for more than 40 years was banned for life on Thursday for covering up doping cases. The CAS statement said the case against Ajan involved “complicity in anti-doping rule violations involving multiple weightlifting athletes over a period of many years since 2012.” During that period, Ajan sat on the WADA …

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Investigation finds doping cover-ups in weightlifting

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — An investigation into the International Weightlifting Federation has found doping cover-ups and millions of dollars in missing money, lead investigator Richard McLaren said Thursday. McLaren said 40 positive doping tests were “hidden” in IWF records and that athletes whose cases were delayed or covered up went on to win medals at the world championships and other events. …

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. …

International Weightlifting Federation president Tamas Ajan has resigned amid allegations of corruption and doping violations made in a documentary earlier this year. "The IWF thanks Tamas Ajan for more than four decades of service to weightlifting, and most notably for his work in recent years to ensure an anti-doping programme which meets the standards of the IOC and WADA is …

International Weightlifting Federation president Tamas Ajan resigned on Wednesday in the wake of allegations of corruption and doping violations made in a documentary earlier this year. “The IWF thanks Tamas Ajan for more than four decades of service to weightlifting,” said IWF acting president Ursula Papandrea in a statement on its website. The documentary alleged a “culture of corruption” had …

International 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 …

International Weightlifting Federation president Tamas Ajan on Thursday blasted “slanderous” and “unjust” accusations of corruption and doping which have besieged his organisation. “The IWF reserves the right to take legal action against anyone who spreads lies or slander,” said the 80-year-old Hungarian in a statement to national news agency MTI. “ARD says weightlifting is a sport where millions go missing …