IWF Executive Board's meeting concludes, sanctions panel confirmed

The status of the independent member federations sanctions panel got confirmed as International Weightlifting Federation's Executive Board (EB) concluded its meeting in Lausanne.In order to further improve independence, it was decided that in the future International Testing Agency (ITA) will be requested to deal with the appointment of panel members.The meeting was aiming to look forward to next year and the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Patrick Schamasch, the Chairman of the IWF Anti-Doping Commission was also a part of the meeting."I am very pleased that the IWF Executive Board has displayed unity and wisdom when supporting the progressive proposals that confirm our commitment towards clean weightlifting, even more independence and credibility," IWF President Tamas Ajan said in an official statement.Brent Nowicki, a managing counsel of Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) Anti-Doping Division (ADD) submitted a presentation to the Executive Board and, to further enhance the ..