An investigation into the International Weightlifting Federation has accused former president Tamas Ajan of corruption. AFP/GOH CHAI HINMONTREAL: An investigation into the International Weightlifting Federation found widespread corruption and dozens of covered up drugs tests, officials said on Thursday .
"It is absolutely impossible to determine how much of the cash collected or withdrawn was used for legitimate expenses," an executive summary of the investigation reported."Everyone was kept in financial ignorance through the use of hidden bank accounts," McLaren said."Some cash was accounted for, some was not."
"This information has been passed on to WADA for further investigation," it added citing a"culture of doping" that existed within weightlifting.In addition to financial and doping irregularities, the McLaren report also uncovered corruption in the IWF's appointments process. "The IOC will continue to support the efforts of the IWF and its interim president to fundamentally reform its governance and management," said an IOC satement.
The documentary alleged a"culture of corruption" had been established in the Olympic sport with prominent weightlifters rarely subjected to drugs tests and cash being taken by doping controllers to accept manipulated urine samples. The report said Ajan had retained a firm grip on the sport's member federations through"patronage, reward and punishment."
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