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. …