Brian Oliver

Brian Oliver, author of '"The Commonwealth Games: Extraordinary Stories Behind the Medals", and a former sports editor of The Observer, was weightlifting media manager at London 2012 and Glasgow 2014.

Egyptian weightlifting coach banned for life - five years after doping scandal

Khaled Korany, who has been a successful head coach of the Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia national weightlifting teams, has been banned from the sport for life.

IWF Athletes' Commission to discuss "bringing down the walls" to open up weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes' Commission will talk about ways of making weightlifting faster and more entertaining for viewers and spectators at a meeting on Monday (January 17).

China plans a World Championships "weightlifting carnival" and partners up with TikTok

The first competition in qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is set to be a landmark occasion for weightlifting, like no other in its history.

Exclusive: Egypt’s weightlifters face another ban - two-and-a-half years after stimulant positives

Egypt returned to international competition at this month’s International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships after a controversial two-year suspension.

Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February

Details of five additional competitions for weightlifters hoping to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have been finalised.

Only four of Tokyo Olympic weight classes retained for Paris 2024 weightlifting

Ten weight categories for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been agreed upon by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

Weightlifting elections put off until June as vetting process starts again

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will restart its electoral process from scratch and wait until June before voting in new leadership, it announced after a Congress today in which 101 nations took part.

Weightlifting dispute leads to reprimand for Agapitov over "defamation and abuse of office"

Maxim Agapitov, the Russian who was replaced as leader of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) yesterday, has been reprimanded by a disciplinary body.

Weightlifting election and Paris 2024 qualifying top priorities at IWF Congress

The words of Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, will be ringing in the ears of delegates tomorrow when the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) holds its severely curtailed Congress in Uzbekistan.

Conflitti aims for reform after winning European Weightlifting Federation election

Antonio Conflitti is the new President of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF).

European nations prepare to elect third weightlifting leader of 2021

A new President of the European Weightlifting Federation will be elected tomorrow - the third different leader within six months.

Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain

The 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships came to a spectacular close in Tashkent with another sweep of world records for the Georgian super-heavyweight Lasha Talakhadze.

Home fans celebrate as Djuraev adds weightlifting world title to Olympic gold

Akbar Djuraev made all six lifts as he won the battle of the big three in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in his home country today.

Australia's long wait for world champion goes on as favourite Cikamatana bombs out

Eileen Cikamatana's attempt to become Australia’s first female world champion in weightlifting failed when she bombed out of the women’s 81 kilograms in Tashkent in Uzbekistan today.

Weightlifting world record for Colombia's Paredes as Olympic champion Meso beaten

Lesman Paredes of Colombia broke a world record on his way to a stunning victory in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Tashkent in Uzbekistan today.

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