Indian Weightlifting Federation President Birendra Prasad Baishya has been appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation in the executive board meeting of the world body in Beijing.
Baishya, also a member of Parliament and senior member of Indian Olympic Association Executive Council, will head the IWF Ethics Commission for a four-year term.
The meeting of the IWF Executive Board also appointed heads of various Commissions and chairpersons of three elected committees -- technical, medical, coaching and research.
"In accordance with the new constitution a fully independent Anti-Doping Commission will be established. A Development Program of a scale larger than ever before was approved for the support of the Member Federations, Continental Federations and Regional Federations," the IWF said in a statement.
