An era ends in the world of world weight lifting: Tamas Ajan, at the top of the International Federation for 44 years, first as secretary general and since 2000 as president, resigned during the investigation for corruption matches after the broadcast of a German television documentary. A decades-long reign, that of the 81-year-old Hungarian, against which Antonio Urso, president of the Fipe and of the European Federation, fought for a long time, whose declarations were crucial for the service broadcast by Ard.
"Things - Urso commented - for better or for worse all have a cycle. I fought for twelve years against an opponent who had the support of a whole world that represented bad weightlifting and, among these, nations with a weight specific in the sports sector, very decisive ".
Ajan's resignation substantially anticipated the decision of the Governing Council of the international federation, largely in favor of his expulsion.