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Thanks for posting that. I had not seen it before. From that interview alone it is already clear that Weikert is a vast improvement. So once he has actually been elected (remember this is the first time he is actually standing for election) he may feel more empowered and hopefully his judgment is good.
Sometime's there's a reason for necromancy. Here it is.
I just read https://www.ittf.com/2019/03/15/itt...-statement-former-president-mr-adham-sharara/, about the suspension of Adham Shahara "for inappropriate misconduct" and couldn't help but think the winds did change. Even though this is a bitter read.
A 'bitter read' for sure.
What I don't get is that the suspension is set up only for four years.
And after these four years he can become ITTF president again?
*Smh*
From my personal experience people that have done these things only wait to get a second chance to blow it again.
They seem to have some inner resistance towards learning from mistakes and taking advice.
If I had to decide over this it would have been a lifetime suspension. IMHO the chances that he will do stuff like this again are quite high.
PLUS next time he might be even a bit smarter to avoid getting caught again and making it harder to find evidence.
I wouldn't even hire him as an umpire, racket control or anything, since they could also be bribed.
He might be able to have the leadership for a club or smth, but he has proven that he's unable and disqualified himself for a leadership of any association.
Just my 0.02€
The main question I have is what took them so long?
Don't you remember the impeding worldwide shortage of the stuff?
We don't want all these equipment companies to make moar money re-making cell-ball equipment, do we??
Gathering evidence? I suppose but it took several years. Unless the shady stuff Sharara was doing was over and above what we all pretty much knew he was doing. And of course it is not like they can force anyone to cooperate.