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Olympic Charter Amendment: Will Mirabai Chanu Miss Out on a Chance to Convert SIlver to Gold at Paris 2024?
08 Aug 2021
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) amended its charter on Sunday, giving itself more power to remove sports from the Olympic program.
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IOC Expresses Concern Over IWF Interim President Ursula Papandrea’s Shock Ouster
15 Oct 2020
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) intertim President Ursula Papandrea was ousted from her position in an emergency meeting called on Wednesday and replaced by Intarat Yodbangtoey, whose…
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Sanjita Chanu: What Happened With Me Was Wrong, Should Not Happen to Anyone Else
30 Jun 2020
Administrative errors, irregularities in sample numbers and laid back attitude, cost Sanjita Chanu more than 2 years of her weightlifting career. Now, back in the clear, the weightlifter is…
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WADA Launches Probe into Corruption, Doping Cover-ups by International Weightlifting Federation
16 Jun 2020
In a report released earlier this month, Richard McLaren and his team found corrupt practices prevalent at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for decades and also discovered that the…
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Dope Drama: IWF Clears Doping Charges Against Sanjita Chanu; Hoopster Amritpal Suspended; NADA Bans Boxer Neeraj
10 Jun 2020
Sanjita Chanu, having been cleared by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), has demanded an apology and further compensation for the mental trauma.