Time at the bar? Weightlifting faces the Olympic axe after a history tainted by doping and scandal.
TOKYO – Weightlifting faces a fight for its Olympic future at the Tokyo Games, following decades dogged by corruption and doping scandals.
A pure strength and technique event, exemplifying the Olympic motto of “Citius, Altius, Fortius” — “Faster, Higher, Stronger” — it was one of the original sports at the first modern Olympics in 1896.
But 125 years later it faces expulsion from Paris 2024 with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) repeatedly warning the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) that the sport’s Olympic status is hanging by a thread.
Weightlifting desperately needs a clean Games, but even that may not be enough to save it from the axe.
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