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IOC says it's 'very worried' by IWF interim president Ursula Garza Papandrea's sudden ouster
•The International Weightlifting Federation, though, has not commented on the situation and still lists Papandrea as interim president on its website.
Jeremy Lalrinnunga set to rejoin national weightlifting camp at NIS Patiala next week
•Last month, 17-year-old Jeremy had flown to Aizawl to meet his family after feeling homesick.
Two-time European champion weightlifter Andrei Demanov provisionally suspended for doping
•The International Weightlifting Federation said Tuesday that Demanov tested positive for traces of DHCMT, an anabolic steroid also known as turinabol
'Ignominy of doping ban made me suicidal' Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu on her mental struggle and fight for justice
Ujwals •A victim of administrative goof-ups and wrongful doping case, Sanjita Chanu lost two years of her prime. The weightlifter speaks about her mental struggle, her fight for justice and future plans
WADA begins investigation after McLaren Investigation Team discovers doping violations hidden in IWF records
•In a scathing report released earlier this month, McLaren and his team found that the IWF had been plagued by decades of corruption and also discovered the doping infractions.
Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu hopeful of getting Arjuna Award after being cleared of doping charges
•Chanu, who won gold at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games in 48kg and 53kg respectively, has been trying for the prestigious Award for the past four years.
IOC chief Thomas Bach warns weightlifting could face Olympic exclusion after discovery of massive corruption in IWF
•Weightlifting could lose its place in future Olympic Games if ongoing investigations into the sports’ international federation (IWF) reveal more corruption, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.
Sanjita Chanu cleared of doping charge by IWF; Indian weightlifter demands answers and compensation
•The IWF has dropped the doping charge against Indian weightlifter K Sanjita Chanu due to "non-conformities" in the handling of her sample.
Three Russian weightlifters including three-time world champion Nadezhda Evstyukhina test positive for banned substance
•The 32-year-old Evstyukhina, who is now retired, has been serving a provisional suspension since August last year for a separate potential violation of anti-doping rules, the IWF said.
Sanjita Chanu still not cleared of doping charges by IWF, will demand compensation for causing mental harassment
•Chanu's case, which has been marred by several anomalies and administrative goof-ups, has been dragging on since she tested positive for anabolic steroid testosterone in November 2017.