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Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Leading candidates for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Presidency from the United States, China and Greece have endorsed a call to move the IWF’s elections to online-only.
Strong complaints about the unfair elections are made in a five-page submission from the national weightlifting federations of Samoa and Fiji, whose delegates cannot travel to the planned hybrid electoral Congress scheduled for March 26 and 27 in Istanbul.
They want the elections to be held virtually, with no delegates attending in person.
The IWF Interim President, Mike Irani, is among those candidates who will be affected by travel restrictions.
There are no flights to Turkey from Britain, Brazil, South Africa and Denmark.
Monday, 1 February 2021
The Oceania Weightlifting Federation (OWF) has responded to claims of unethical behaviour by dropping a proposal to involve a candidate for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections in voting procedures at regional level.
One official from Fiji said the Pacific island nations were being treated as performing idiots and, by being required to vote by email, would be denied a secret ballot which is the cornerstone of a fair election .
Another from Samoa said there was a risk of mistrust and questionable practices at a time when we all know about the IOC’s [International Olympic Committee] concerns over issues of questionable governance and transparency .