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IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan investigated on claims of corruption

McLaren Report on Corruption in Weightlifting Released

The 122-page report by Richard McLaren has been released and is available here. The very first part of the executive summary makes it clear that it is pretty damning for the recently resigned President of the IWF, Tamas Aján. Dr. Aján’s autocratic authoritarian leadership of the International WeightliftingFederation resulted in a dysfunctional, ineffective oversight of …

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IWF Appoint Richard McLaren To Investigate Corruption Claims

The IWF has appointed Professor Richard H. McLaren to investigate claims made by the recent German documentary of corruption by IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan. McLaren is known for his investigations of doping in sport, including in USA athletics, professional baseball and, most recently, Russia. His report into state-sponsored doping in Russia has led to …

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IOC Warn IWF Not to Allow Thai Return

InsideTheGames is reporting that the International Olympic Committee has written to the IWF to warn them against allowing any Thai athletes to return to international competition prior to the 2020 Olympics. There have been reports that Thailand hoped to be able to send youth and junior weightlifters to competitions, despite their self-imposed withdrawl from international …

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