Thailand’s Amateur Weight-lifting Association committee quits over doping scandal

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Thailand’s Amateur Weight-lifting Association committee quits over doping scandal

 

 

The executive committee of the Amateur Weight-lifting Association of Thailand has resigned en masse ”to show responsibility” after a former Thai Olympic bronze medallist told German TV that Thai weight-lifters have been using banned substances since they were young.

 

German ARD television broadcast a documentary, about corruption in the world’s weight lifting community and the widespread use of banned substances on January 5th, in which Ms. Siriput Kulanoi, a former Thai weight-lifter who won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympic Games, told the German interviewer, without knowing that her conversation was being secretly recorded, that she, as well as other Thai weight-lifters, had used banned substances since she was 13. The documentary was also shown to the International Olympic Committee.

 

In a statement issued today, Mrs. Busaba Yodbangtoei, the chairwoman of the Amateur World Lifting Association of Thailand, said that Ms. Siriput gave the interview without knowing that her interviewer was a German media representative and thought he was just a potential customer interested in applying for membership of her fitness club.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-amateur-weight-lifting-association-committee-quits-over-doping-scandal/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2020-01-31

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[bangkokfrog]

Is anyone surprised by this? And the only defense provided by the chairwoman was that the stupid weight-lifter who spilled the beans didn't think she was talking to a reporter! In other words: "We don't regret that cheating happened on our watch, only that we got caught out!"

Edited January 30, 2020 by bangkokfrog

[Somtamnication]

Well, I am shocked! What is next, MSG in somtam?

[mtls2005]

No early women's gold medal this summer in Tokyo then.

 

 

[PatOngo]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

”to show responsibility”

Oh you cheating scoundrels!

[Yadon Toploy]

It's in their blood (no pun intended).

 

Immoral cowards.

[LivinLOS]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

said that Ms. Siriput gave the interview without knowing that her interviewer was a German media representative and thought he was just a potential customer interested in applying for membership of her fitness club.

Kind of missing the point somehow isnt it ?? 

 

 

[robblok]

1 hour ago, Yadon Toploy said:

It's in their blood (no pun intended).

 

Immoral cowards.

Yea just like the biggest cheater ever .. was he not American. Lance Armstrong.

 

Doping is universal anyone thinking different is showing his racist views.

[justin case]

thai version of Buddhism = GREED with no limits

[PremiumLane]

Just now, justin case said:

thai version of Buddhism = GREED with no limits

All versions of Buddhism = GREED - there fixed it for you ????

[robblok]

2 minutes ago, PremiumLane said:

All versions of Buddhism = GREED - there fixed it for you ????

All versions of religion = GREED (or power) - there fixed it for you ????

Edited January 31, 2020 by robblok

[DLock]

This is not unique to Thailand or weightlifting.

 

In this day and age of professional sports and money, the most important person on the team is the "Doctor".

[Creasy]

They need to give their female football team some banned supplements

[ravip]

Ever heard of match fixing? Ball tampering in cricket?

Google and see who are the experts on that! Ignorance is always best.

????

[metisdead]

A troll post has been removed.