Maxim Agapitov: President of the Russian Weightlifting Federation

Maxim Agapitov snatching 175 kg on his way to winning the 91-kg class at the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships. Agapitov is the new president of the Russian Weightlifting Federation. IronMind® | ©Randall J. Strossen photo Maxim Agapitov snatching 175 kg on his way to winning the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships. Agapitov is the new president of the Russian Weightlifting Federation. IronMind® | ©Randall J. Strossen photo

Filling the void left by Sergei Syrtov when he resigned in the wake of doping offenses, Maxim Agapitov was elected president of the Russian Weightlifting Federation.

Maxim Agapitov snatching 175 kg on his way to winning the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships. Agapitov is the new president of the Russian Weightlifting Federation. IronMind® | ©Randall J. Strossen photo

A powerhouse in the sport, Russian weightlifters have been stripped of medals in the recent reanalyzes of samples from 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and the International Weightlifting Federation banned Russian weightlifters from competing in the Rio Olympics earlier this year.

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