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The Amateur Weightlifting Association of Thailand (TAWA) declares its respect towards all of the Court of Arbitration for Sports’ (CAS) verdict and is ready to pay the 6.57 million baht fine.
The Amateur Weightlifting Association of Thailand (TAWA), in its expression of sincerity and respect towards the Court of Arbitration for Sports’ (CAS) verdict, has sent an email to the International Weightlifting Federation and advised that it is now ready to pay the 6.57 million fine. A response is still pending.
Mr. Niphon Limboonsuebsai, chairman of the International Law Working Group of the Amateur Weightlifting Association of Thailand, has revealed that “The Amateur Weightlifting Association of Thailand has sent an email to the Federation on April 22, 2021. The email was to express its intention to pay a fine of US$200,000 and an additional support fund of SF5,000, or approximately 170,000 baht, totaling 6,570,000 baht, as a show of sincerity, acknowledgment, and respect, towards the decisions the CAS’ verdict. It was also to open channels for TAWA and its athletes to compete in weightlifting events at the international level. TAWA recognizes the potential significance of its athletes and personnel, and is now awaiting a response from the Federation”.
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The incident originated from CAS’ ruling on the appeal from The Amateur Weightlifting Association of Thailand in which Thai weightlifters were charged with doping allegations following the discovery of banned substances at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championship in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
The ruling stated that; “young weightlifters can now return to international competitions immediately, while youth and the general category weightlifters will be able to return to competing after June 18, 2021. However, if they want to return to competing sooner, TAWA must pay a fine of US$200,000, or approximately 6,400,000 baht, to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). Nevertheless, the athletes are still being barred from participating in the Tokyo Olympics. On the other hand, technical officials and international referees can return to work immediately without conditions. TAWA is also restricted in its right to perform certain activities until April 1, 2023. However, If TAWA agrees to pay the US$200,000 (approximately 6,400,000 baht) fine, the prohibitions can be reduced by one year and expire on March 7, 2022, instead.
After CAS’ ruling, it was found that on April 19, 2021, the official website of the International Weightlifting Federation (www.iwf.net) erroneously reported on CAS’ decision on the case with incomplete information, thus presenting a few discrepancies. TAWA reported the matter to its attorney’s office based in Switzerland and requested the office to coordinate with the Federation’s website to correct the information regarding CAS’s final ruling. The verdict was then updated accordingly on April 20, Mr. Niphon added.
Source: https://dailynews.co.th/sports/839476
