Since the start of 2020 up until two weeks ago, Ursula Papandrea was the interim IWF President, the person at the very top of our sport. In this interview, Ursula spoke about the moment she found out that Nicu Vlad of Romania had called for a secret meeting to vote her out, the depths of corruption that she witnessed during her 9 months in charge, how ultimately Tamas Ajan, though indeed still guilty, may have been somewhat of a fall guy for the rest of the board who continue to pedal bribery and drugs, her resignation, and the remainder of the McLaren report that she never released to the board and/or us.

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Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
01:41 – How Is Ursula doing?
02:16 – A whirlwind 10 months
06:05 – Why did Ursula become president?
11:30 – Finding out she had been expelled
24:50 – Misogyny and Being American in the IWF
29:20 – Resignation letter
31:00 – Ursula and Phil’s IWF Salary
37:50 – Triggering extraordinary congress
39:42 – Why can’t the IWF meet online?
44:32 – Why did you resign from the board?
49:09 – How open is ‘drug talk’ in the IWF?
57:36 – Should Ilya be allowed on the Athlete Board?
01:00:03 – The levels of drug violation are important
01:03:10 – Is there a bright future for weightlifting?
01:06:15 – How would you clean up the corruption of the board?
01:08:23 – The rest of the McLaren Report
01:14:30 – The future of the sport
01:20:02 – Role of media companies & fans
01:26:20 – Closing comments/Ursula’s future

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