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The IWF Independent Member Federation Sanctioning Panel (IMFSP) recently took the following decisions related with Member Federations from Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine:

1. Between 1 April 2023 and 21 April 2023, three athletes affiliated with the Turkish Weightlifting Federation – Hakan Sukru Kurnaz, Pelinsu Bayav and Dogan Donen were found to have committed Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) under respectively Articles 2.1 (presence of a prohibited substance), 2.1 and 2.4 (whereabouts failure) of the IWF Anti-Doping Rules (IWF ADR). This triggered the Article 12.3 (*) of the IWF ADR and provisions of the IWF Olympic Qualification System (OQS). As a result, the matter was submitted to the IWF’s Independent Member Federation Sanctioning Panel (IMFSP) to impose appropriate consequences. On 5 July 2024, the IMFSP issued its decision concluding that the Turkish Weightlifting Federation had committed a breach of Article 12.3.2 of the IWF ADR and of the provisions of the IWF OQS and imposing a fine of USD 100,000.00 to be paid within 6 months from receipt of the decision. Detailed decision here
   
   
2. Between 15 February 2023 and 18 May 2023, four athletes affiliated with the Turkmenistan Weightlifting Federation – Rejepbay Rejepov, Medine Amanova and Ogulgerek Amanova, and (**) were found to have committed ADRVs under Art 2.1 the IWF ADR. This triggered the Article 12.3 of the IWF ADR and provisions of the IWF OQS. As a result, the matter was submitted to IWF’s IMFSP to impose appropriate consequences. On 5 July 2024, the IMFSP issued its decision concluding that the Turkmenistan Weightlifting Federation had committed a breach of Article 12.3.2 of the IWF ADR and of the provisions of the IWF OQS and imposing a fine of USD 80,000 to be paid within 6 months from receipt of the decision. Detailed decision here
   
   
3. Between 27 October 2022 and 10 March 2023, three athletes affiliated with the Ukrainian Weightlifting Federation – Ruslan Kozhakin, Bohdan Taranenko and Alina Marushchak were found to have committed ADRVs under Art 2.1 the IWF ADR. This triggered the Article 12.3 of the IWF ADR and provisions of the IWF OQS. As a result, the matter was submitted to IWF’s IMFSP to impose appropriate consequences. On 5 July 2024, the IMFSP issued its decision concluding that the Ukrainian Weightlifting Federation had committed a breach of Article 12.3.2 of the IWF ADR and of the provisions of the IWF OQS and imposing a fine of USD 110,000.00 to be paid within 6 months from receipt of the decision. Detailed decision here

(*) According to Article 12.3 of the IWF ADR and provisions of the IWF OQS, Member Federations can be suspended, fined and/or have other rights withdrawn (including quotas for participating in the Olympic Games) when three or more athletes, officials or athlete support personnel of the Member Federation are found to have committed ADRVs within a 12-month period.

(**) The fourth athlete was a Protected Person at the time of committing the ADRV and hence the identity is not disclosed.