Weightlifting
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Pumping Iron
President Tamas Ajan speaks about the growth of his IWF (International Weightlifting Federation) World Championships, as well as his crackdown on the sport’s biggest setback, doping.
Power Struggle
European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) president Antonio Urso flexes his political muscles, following his fallout with the sport’s international governance.
Marketing Muscle
Executives from the Lagardere sports agency reveal how they will be creating a Texas feel to the World Weightlifting Championships in its broadcasting production and distribution around the world.
Pulling Position
Elisha Chauhan spoke to a rights-holder and a sponsor about the commercial attractiveness of the IWF World Weightlifting Championships.
IWF president steps aside amid allegations
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Tamás Aján has agreed to step down for a period of 90 days amid an investigation into allegations of corruption and doping cover-ups at the governing b…
Pound questions weightlifting’s Olympic status as documentary fallout continues
The International Weightlifting Federation is holding an emergency meeting in Doha on Wednesday to address the ongoing fallout from its recent doping and corruption scandal
IOC expresses concern, IWF hits back as ARD documentary fallout continues
The International Olympic Committee has described as "very serious and worrying" the allegations made in Sunday's documentary by ARD alleging failures by the International Weightlifting Federation to tackle…
ARD documentary accuses weightlifting’s IWF of corruption and cover-ups
Allegations of corruption and cover-ups of doping cases at the International Weightlifting Federation have been made in a documentary by German public-service broadcaster ARD