interim president

BUDAPEST, Hungary: The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), fighting to keep its place at the 2024 Paris Olympics, on Friday named a third president in a crisis-hit week.

"In accordance with the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Constitution and by-laws, the IWF executive board at its meeting held on Friday appointed Dr Michael Irani as IWF interim president," the IWF stated.

Jan 30, 2018 15:01
LAUSANNE: The International Boxing Association (Aiba), the governing body for amateur boxing, has named its longest-serving vice-president Gafur Rakhimov, long accused of having links to major crime syndicates in The Caucasus, as its new interim president.