Weightlifting Athletes Support the Independent Investigation Being Led by Mr. Richard McLaren

4 February 2020: We are pleased that Mr. Richard McLaren has been appointed to lead an independent investigation into the allegations made in the ARD documentary “Secret Doping—The Lord of the Lifters”.

We implore Mr. Tamás Aján and his associates to respect the decision made by the Executive Board to elect Mrs. Ursula Garza Papandrea to act as IWF President during this time and to refrain from interfering with the investigation in any way.

The full press release on Mr. McLaren's appointment may be found at https://www.iwf.net/2020/01/31/iwf-executive-board-appoints-richard-h-mclaren-lead-investigation-ard-allegations/.

We would encourage all athletes to use their voice to speak up by contacting Mr. McLaren’s team with any information you may have to help clean up the sport of weightlifting.

Petition Update

Over 80 Weightlifting Athletes from 15 Countries and 6 Continents calling for Reform

We ask all weightlifting athletes to join our call for change by filling out and submitting your information below at https://www.jotform.com/StrengthSports/IWFAthletePetition.

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