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Confirmation of North Korea’s presence in the Paris 2024 qualifying programme was described as "the worst thing that has happened in weightlifting for 20 or 30 years" by one of the sport’s most renowned coaches.
The International Weightlifting Federation has a zero-tolerance policy towards doping and is always working to protect the integrity of the sport.
Former International Weightlifting Federation President Tamás Aján has been banned for life by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Thursday, 18 February 2021 The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has done a U-turn on its anti-doping rules after criticism from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It has also accepted independent advice about the vetting of candidates for next month’s elections, which will be carried out by a panel comprising experts with no links to anybody at the IWF. Less than four weeks ago Mike Irani, the IWF’s Interim President, said the controversial new anti-doping rules - which effectively made multiple violations less of a problem for offending nations - were "a stronger, fa...
IWF Executive Board Meets, Makes Key Anti-Doping And Governance Decisions 02/18/21 The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board (EB) today agreed key decisions to restore stronger Anti-Doping Rules and ensure eligibility checks of the candidates for the forthcoming IWF elections are carried out to a high standard. “Today’s decisions reflect a clear determination to safeguard the progress made by the IWF in recent years to protect clean weightlifters and promote clean weightlifting,” said IWF Interim President Dr Michael Irani. “For the first time ever, the IWF is...