Dozens of members of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) are calling for elections before December in the hope of saving the sport's Olympic future.

explanation and replaced her with Thailand's Intarat Yodbangtoey, whose nation has a long record of doping

committed to implement key changes demanded by the IOC, particularly in the areas of governance, anti-doping

the McLaren report".That report, published in June, exposed widespread corruption in finance, anti-doping

Ursula Papandrea says she was voted out of office by her own Executive Board at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) because they were unhappy that she "told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) the truth."

by the slow progress the IWF was making towards reform ©Getty ImagesIt highlighted missing millions, doping

told the IWF it must reform and although some notable achievements have been made – taking all anti-doping

I don’t have a lot of confidence in being led on anti-doping in the correct way, for example, by someone

whose country is sanctioned for doping, has a long history of it, and who has a long history with his

whose nations have reduced athlete quotas for Tokyo 2020, or are banned outright, because of multiple doping

Daniel Wanjiru, who won the London Marathon in 2017, has been banned for four-years for an Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) violation.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it is "very worried" after Ursula Papandrea was ousted as Interim President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and replaced by Intarat Yodbangtoey.

Tamás Aján.His country, Thailand, is also banned from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of its poor doping

sport to keep its Olympic place in Paris, with Bach saying last week there had been progress in anti-doping

 "With regard to anti-doping, while noting that the IWF has appointed the International Testing

Agency (ITA) to independently manage all elements of its anti-doping programme, including following up

offences on the one hand; and the need to ensure the independence of the IWF anti-doping system beyond

Russian pole vaulter Lyudmila Eremina has been banned for two years after a positive test for the banned substance clomiphene.

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) said Eremina was banned by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA

Eremina had tested positive for clomiphene, a fertility drug.Clomiphene is included on the World Anti-Doping

Double, double toil and trouble;Fire burn and caldron bubble.

coronavirus restrictions or a dodgy doctor admits destroying evidence, which might have led to revelations of doping

Ursula Papandrea's attempt to reform the crisis-torn sport of weightlifting appears to have failed as she has apparently been forced out of the office of Interim President by her own Executive Board.

Thailand.Thailand is one of the three nations banned from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of its doping

countries that are banned from Tokyo or can send only a reduced number of athletes because of multiple doping

claimed that Papandrea's opponents on the Board had been trying to change Olympic qualifying and anti-doping

over potential changes to the qualification system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and amendments to anti-doping

International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) general secretary Marius Vizer Jr has held meetings with 56 member federations, saying it was important to maintain "open dialogue".

an update on the organisation’s recent milestones. including becoming a signatory to the World Anti-Doping

Sochi 2014 figure skating champion Adelina Sotnikova has become the first recipient of a new Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) honorary badge, and also announced the launch of her own figure skating school.

the Vancouver 2010 champion, should have been awarded the gold.In 2017, Sotnikova was cleared of a doping

swapping at Sochi 2014.She was named in an evidence disclosure package published with the World Anti-Doping

An anonymous email claiming that senior figures at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) are trying to change Olympic qualifying rules "for their own personal benefits" has been dismissed as "ludicrous" by Sam Coffa, an adviser to the IWF Board.

John Smith" said that attempts were being made to change the anti-doping rules in such a way that Romania

Richard Freeman claimed he "never doped a rider" as the former British Cycling doctor's medical tribunal continued.

Freeman also denied that Sutton had ever bullied him into doping riders."

He never suggested doping a rider," he said, according to the BBC."

laptop containing riders' medical data.The damage reportedly occurred during the period when UK Anti-Doping

The International Floorball Federation (IFF) has created the World Virtual Freestyle Floorball Cup (WVFFC), a remote competition giving floorballers a chance to showcase their best tricks.

utilising new virtual concepts, especially now during the COVID-19 times," said IFF communications and anti-doping

Four days after International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach issued a stern statement about weightlifting’s Olympic future, a damaging rift at the top of the sport’s governing body has been exposed.

nations that have been banned from Tokyo 2020 or had their athlete quota reduced because of multiple doping

beyond irresponsible".Their course of action regarding Olympic qualifying and mooted changes to anti-doping

We need to change the procedure, the Anti-Doping Policy itself."

violations.Almost all those doping cases occurred between two and 12 years ago, during the Aján era

Everyone knew the rules on qualification as well as the rules on doping."

The National Olympic Committee of Zambia's (NOCZ) Athletes' Commission has hosted a roundtable talk at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) - Sports Development Centre, allowing athletes to share the challenges they face in their sports.

the country's best prospects.Mpondela then took the opportunity to remind athletes of the dangers of doping

Dutch star Sifan Hassan has shattered the European 10,000 meters record, taking more than 24 seconds off Paula Radcliffe's continental best which had stood for 18 years.

was coached by Alberto Salazar from 2016 until he was banned for four years by the United States Anti-Doping