Weightlifting

British Weight Lifting to search out new talent with open days

By James Crook

149607072April 12 - British Weight Lifting (BWL) have stepped up their recruitment plans, announcing a series of open talent assessment days for 13 to 23-years-old's in search of the next crop of Olympic competitors.

British Weight Lifting appoint Sport England Board member as new chairman

By James Crook

Peter Rowley 2April 8 - British Weight Lifting (BWL) have announced the appointment of Sport England Board member Steve Rowley as their new non-executive chairman.

Yule named new performance director for British Weight Lifting

By Tom Degun

Tommy Yule liftingApril 2 - Former Olympic and Commonwealth Games representative Tommy Yule has been named by British Weight Lifting as their new performance director and has been charged with leading the team to success at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Russian weightlifter stripped of Athens 2004 bronze medal after retest

By Duncan Mackay at the Palace Hotel in Lausanne

Oleg Perepetchenov Athens 2004February 12 - Russian weightlifter Oleg Perepetchenov, who won a medal bronze at the Athens Olympics in 2004, has been disqualified for doping after tests of his stored sample found a prohibited substance, it was announced here today.

IWF call for candidates to Executive Board and Committees

By Tom Degun

international-weightlifting-federationFebruary 9 - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has called on candidates to put themselves forward for election to the Executive Board and Committees.

Buono re-elected Mediterranean Weightlifting Confederation President

By Tom Degun

Mediterranean Weightlifting ConfederationFebruary 5 - Italy's Maurizio Lo Buono (pictured centre) has been re-elected to a second four-year term as President of the Mediterranean Weightlifting Confederation after standing unopposed for the position.

IWF deny supporting convicted drug trafficker as Brazilian coach

By Lauren Mattera 

Bulgarian weightlifter Galabin BoevskiJanuary 10 - Following the recent allegations regarding Brazilian Weightlifting's plans to hire convicted international drug trafficker Galabin Boevski of Bulgaria as their coach, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) have denied to support such a move.

Brazil look to hire convicted drug trafficker as weightlifting coach for Rio 2016

By Lauren Mattera

Galabin Boevski of BulgariaJanuary 8 - Sydney 2000 weightlifting gold medallist Galabin Boevski, given an eight year doping ban in 2004 and who is currently serving a nine year prison sentence for international drug trafficking, could be the new Brazilian weightlifting coach ahead of Rio 2016, it has emerged.

USA Weightlifting appoints new chief executive

By Duncan Mackay

USA Weightlifting_logoSeptember 1 - USA Weightlifting (USAW) has appointed Michael Massik as its new chief executive despite the fact he left a similar role at USA Fencing four years under something of a cloud.
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