An anti-corruption expert who worked on FIFA claims that his team conducted a legal study which reviewed International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) documents and concluded the organization is in jeopardy. Recently, rumors that weightlifting is out of the 2028 Olympics have caused concern amongst weightlifting enthusiasts, however, the verbiage used in statements from the Olympics Committee and IWF leave it unclear whether or not weightlifting will remain on the agenda.