Azroy: MWF’s self-imposed ban an injustice to innocent weightlifters


What a shame: Mohd Azroy Hazalwafie Izhar Ahmad’s hopes of competing in the Asian Games and World Championships are dashed following the MWF’s self-imposed ban due to doping cases involving weightlifters. celebrates after winning the men’s 56kg weightlifting during the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Carara Indoor Stadium in Gold Coast, Australia, April 5, 2018. GLENN GUAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Mohd Azroy Hazalwafie Izhar Ahmad is crying foul over the self-imposed ban made by the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF).

The national body decided on Wednesday against sending their athletes to international competitions for a year following a series of doping cases involving their weightlifters.

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