Maj Gen Intarat Yodbangtoey addresses a press conference recently. Intarat has been appointed interim president of the world weightlifting governing body. Thailand's Maj Gen Intarat Yodbangtoey has taken over as interim president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) after Ursula Papandrea of the United States was removed from the post in a boardroom putsch. "According to the IWF Constitution & By-Laws, ... the 1st Vice President [Major General Intarat Yodbangtoey] automatically fulfils the President's functions in case of vacancy." Thailand is one of the three nations banned from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of its doping record.

Source: Bangkok Post October 15, 2020 23:26 UTC