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 …
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 …
BUDAPEST, Hungary — After 44 years under Tamas Ajan, weightlifting’s troubled governing body is getting an acting president to oversee an investigation of corruption allegations broadcast in Germany. The International Weightlifting Federation said late Wednesday its American Vice President Ursula Papandrea will take “a range of operational responsibilities” working alongside Ajan for up to 90 days. ARD broadcast evidence of …
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 …
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