The Executive President thanked the Sports Director for his work, highlighting in particular the anti-doping program introduced in recent years.

Tamás Soov, president of the International Weightlifting Association (IWF), resigned and the presidency approved his decision on Wednesday.

In a statement from the Budapest-based association, Executive Director Ursula Papandrea thanked the Hungarian sports leader for more than four decades of work at the IWF, highlighting the anti-doping program introduced in recent years, which is in line with standards of the International Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). compliance.

The sports director already aired for National Sports on Wednesday that he was “ready to quietly retire.”

Tamás Soov, who served as IWF Secretary General from 1976 to 2000 and chaired the association for the past twenty years, applied to be suspended in January this year after being accused of financial embezzlement in a documentary on German television ARD and than the association knowing that there is systematic doping in weight lifting.

You can also read about what has happened since then in this article.



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His suspension was extended for two months, which originally would have lasted 90 days.


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However, the sports manager continues to deny the serious charges against him and pleads not guilty.