GENEVA — The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday defended the “strong reputation” of its choice of veteran Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier to review how it handled the case of positive doping tests by 23 Chinese swimmers. Cottier is “entirely independent” of WADA and international sports, it said, even as scrutiny of him increased over his friendship with a longtime colleague …
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 …
The International Olympic Committee said on Monday the accusations made by ARD, a German broadcaster, of corruption and doping cover-ups at the International Weightlifting Federation were “very serious and worrying”. ARD, which broke the story on Russia's state doping scandal, claims prominent weightlifters were rarely subject to tests, while some controllers were allegedly taking cash to accept manipulated urine samples. …
The International Weightlifting Federation and its long-time chief Tamas Ajan have been accused of establishing a “culture of corruption” and doping cover-ups over decades in a German documentary to be aired Sunday. Prominent weightlifters were rarely subject to tests, while some doping controllers were allegedly taking cash to accept manipulated urine samples, claimed the report by journalists at German broadcaster …
