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Papandrea urges IWF to switch weightlifting election date as Chinen complains of "gangsters" on Board

  • By Brian Oliver
Papandrea urges IWF to switch weightlifting election date as Chinen complains of "gangsters" on Board

The International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) claim that it has "moved speedily" in attempting to change the way the sport is governed has been rejected by its former Interim President Ursula Papandrea.

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IOC criticism forces IWF into weightlifting doping rules U-turn

  • By Brian Oliver
IOC criticism forces IWF into weightlifting doping rules U-turn

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has done a U-turn on its anti-doping rules after criticism from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Adamfi raises IWF election questions as Irani says "I believe I'm eligible to stand"

  • By Brian Oliver
Adamfi raises IWF election questions as Irani says "I believe I'm eligible to stand"

Candidates for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections next month are being asked to sign a document that contravenes the governing body’s Constitution, according to the IWF’s former director general Attila Adamfi.

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Candidates for IWF elections should be vetted - and I’m the first volunteer, says Papandrea

  • By Brian Oliver
Candidates for IWF elections should be vetted - and I’m the first volunteer, says Papandrea

Ursula Papandrea, who was ousted as Interim President by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board and is running for the permanent Presidency in the forthcoming elections, has raised strong concerns about the eligibility of some of her rivals.

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China joins calls for IWF to publish list of election candidates - and pushes for virtual Congress

  • By Brian Oliver
China joins calls for IWF to publish list of election candidates - and pushes for virtual Congress

Nations from around the world have written to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to express their dismay at the governing body’s failure to publish the list of candidates for forthcoming elections.

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Exclusive: Weightlifting leader Irani cannot stand in IWF elections as Britain backs other candidates

  • By Brian Oliver
Exclusive: Weightlifting leader Irani cannot stand in IWF elections as Britain backs other candidates

Britain’s national weightlifting federation has effectively blocked any attempt by Mike Irani, the sport’s interim global leader, to continue his role at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

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Exclusive: Weightlifting’s new anti-doping rules are "stronger and fairer" says IWF - despite complaints

  • By Brian Oliver
Exclusive: Weightlifting’s new anti-doping rules are "stronger and fairer" says IWF - despite complaints

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has made substantial changes to its anti-doping rules, leading to complaints from some nations of a lack of transparency and of "loosening when it should be tightening" the policing of multiple offenders.

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IWF delays Congress after agreeing to need for completely new constitution

  • By Brian Oliver
IWF delays Congress after agreeing to need for completely new constitution

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has moved it's two-day Constitutional Congress back by a month, but will go ahead with elections as planned in the last week of March.

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IWF Interim President Irani encouraged by progress since weightlifting overhaul

  • By Michael Houston
IWF Interim President Irani encouraged by progress since weightlifting overhaul

The Interim President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Mike Irani, has promised to continue taking problems surrounding anti-doping seriously in 2021 after making changes in his short time as the temporary leader of the governing body.

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Exclusive: Optimistic IWF leader Irani prepared to "give my vote to athletes" on way to weightlifting reform

  • By Brian Oliver
Exclusive: Optimistic IWF leader Irani prepared to "give my vote to athletes" on way to weightlifting reform

As weightlifting awaits a crucial decision from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next week, Mike Irani, the British doctor who became the sport’s latest leader in October, has spoken about his heartfelt hopes and plans for a brighter future.

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IWF to continue to "embrace" technology after success of Online Youth World Cup

  • By Nancy Gillen
IWF to continue to "embrace" technology after success of Online Youth World Cup

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Interim President Mike Irani revealed the governing body would continue to "embrace" technology after the success of the Online Youth World Cup.

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Lawyer and FINA Legal Committee member Kane to chair IWF Reform and Governance Commission

  • By Ali Iveson
Lawyer and FINA Legal Committee member Kane to chair IWF Reform and Governance Commission

Australian sports lawyer and International Swimming Federation (FINA) Legal Committee member Darren Kane has been appointed to chair the new International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Reform and Governance Commission. 

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Exclusive: IWF rejects calls for Board to quit and announces strong support for March elections

  • By Brian Oliver
Exclusive: IWF rejects calls for Board to quit and announces strong support for March elections

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will be restricted in its attempts to act on the sport’s latest anti-doping corruption scandal until it carries out constitutional reforms in late March.

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Weightlifting elections could be "live and virtual", IWF says in upbeat statement

  • By Brian Oliver
Weightlifting elections could be "live and virtual", IWF says in upbeat statement

The International Weightlifting Federation has told its 187 members that its next elections could be a “hybrid” event, with some votes being cast in person and others online.

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Exclusive: Urso will not stand for IWF Presidency this time - or even for the Board

  • By Brian Oliver
Exclusive: Urso will not stand for IWF Presidency this time - or even for the Board

Antonio Urso, the Italian who was beaten by Tamás Aján in the last International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) election, will not stand for the Presidency again and has no intention of returning to the Executive Board either at the next Congress early next year.

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Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.

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