This archive report was first published on 6 January 2020.
On January 6, 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) responded to allegations of corruption and doping cover-ups at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) made by a German broadcaster.
The IOC stated that the accusations were "very serious and worrying" and clarified that they were not in possession of most of the documents on which the film was based.
According to the allegations, prominent weightlifters were rarely subject to tests, while some controllers were allegedly taking cash to accept manipulated urine samples.
Documents cited by the German broadcaster allegedly showed at least $5 million (4.5 million euros) in funding flowing from the IOC to the IWF were transferred into two Swiss accounts, of which only federation president Tamas Ajan had oversight.
The IWF stated that it was examining the allegations made in the broadcast, while Hungary's anti-doping authority claimed to have been "maliciously targeted" in the documentary.
The case is set to feature during the IOC's executive commission as it meets on Wednesday in Lausanne.
