IOC: Weightlifting corruption doping accusations 'very serious'

Thailand's Olympic bronze medallist Rattikan Gulnoi was seen admitting to using steroids when she was 18 years old in a TV programme -- something that could see her stripped of her prize. - The Nation/Asian News Network

LAUSANNE/BANGKOK: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday (Jan 7) described as "very serious and worrying" accusations made by a German broadcaster of corruption and doping cover-ups at the International Weightlifting Federation(IWF).

ARD, who broke the story on Russia's state doping scandal, claim prominent weightlifters were rarely subject to tests, while some controllers were allegedly taking cash to accept manipulated urine samples.