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PRESIDENT IWF TAMÁS AJÁN RESIGNS AS HONORARY INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEMBER

INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION PRESIDENT TAMÁS AJÁN HAS RESIGNED AS AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Tamás Aján has resigned as an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after he was accused of corruption in a German TV programme. The IOC said the 81-year-old, who served as…

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WEIGHTLIFTING SPOT IN THE SHADOW OF DOPING SUSPECTS

WEIGHTLIFTING’S OLYMPIC SPOT MIGHT BE IN DANGER AMID ARD’S DOPING CLAIMS Illustration: hungarytoday.hu   On Wednesday, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will hold an emergency meeting in Doha to address the German state broadcaster ARD’s recent report, accusing IWF and its long-time Hungarian leader Tamás Aján with systematic doping, fraud, mismanagement, and embezzlement. While some…

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