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Two Vietnamese weightlifters with a good chance of winning medals at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are likely to miss their chance because of multiple doping violations by their team-mates.
Andrus Veerpalu guilty of participation in "Operation Aderlass" Former cross-country skier Andrus Veerpalu (EST) guilty of participation in the "Operation Aderlass" On 17th March 2021, the CAS Anti-Doping Division found Andrus Veerpalu (EST) guilty of participating in the blood doping scheme known as "Operation Aderlass" and banned him for two years from FIS-sanctioned events. This was the last of six doping bans against cross-country skiers and coaching personnel under the jurisdiction of the FIS. The decision sanctions Veerpalu for a violation of...
02/22/21 By Ursula Papandrea As the doping issues of recent years have turned into crises and full-blown scandals, it has been a catchphrase to adopt a tough-on-doping public stance. The examples are aplenty; at the global, national and sporting level, leaders, publicly at least, adopt a zero tolerance to doping rhetoric, yet as we have seen time and time again, the actions have not always met the words. Ursula Papandrea (IWF) We have seen it in our own sport of weightlifting, in response to the shocking allegations, and ultimately findings - through the McLaren Report - of doping and c...
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...