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— June 16, 2020

WADA 'dismayed' by McLaren report

The series of twists and turns in world weightlifting continues without downtime. After the publication at the beginning of June of the report by Canadian Richard McLaren on... Read more "

— April 16, 2020

Tamas Ajan returns all his keys

A page is turning in the sulphurous world of weightlifting. Tamas Ajan, 81, the president of the international federation (IWF), has resigned from his post. Finally. The announcement in... Read more "

— April 6, 2020

Thailand will not see the Tokyo Games

The postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games by one year will not change anything: Thai and Malaysian weightlifters will be excluded. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced in... Read more "

— February 3, 2020

Richard McLaren returns to service

Richard McLaren, the return. Passed into posterity for having investigated Russian doping at the Sochi 2014 Games and submitting a report in his name, the Canadian... Read more "

— January 31, 2020

Heads roll in Thailand

Revelations of doping and corruption by German broadcaster ARD continue to claim victims in world weightlifting. After Tamas Ajan, the president of the international federation... Read more "

— January 29, 2020

An investigation into Tamas Ajan

The future looks bleak for Tamas Ajan. The president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was not only forced to relinquish his position for a period of 90... Read more "

— January 23, 2020

Tamas Ajan pushed towards the exit

Tamas Ajan's days at the head of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) seem numbered. According to the site Insidethegames, the Hungarian leader, aged 81, was... Read more "

— January 14, 2020

Heads keep rolling

The list is growing. It becomes endless. Two new weightlifters risk losing their Olympic medal, won at the London 2012 Games. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announces that... Read more "

— January 7, 2020

The IOC takes note and reacts

The IOC was quick to react after the revelations by the German channel ARD on the culture of doping and corruption at the International Weightlifting Federation.... Read more "

— December 20, 2019

An Olympic champion removed from the list

Heads continue to roll in world weightlifting. They do it with a bang. The IOC announced Thursday, December 19 via a press release that it had sanctioned the Ukrainian Oleksiy Torokhtiy, medalist... Read more "