Patricia Strenius made her mark in weightlifting history at the European Championships today - and she is aiming to improve further so she can outdo the sporting achievements of her brother Patrik, an Olympic sprinter.

Weightlifters who wanted to compete internationally had no option but to go along with systematic cheating by doping, an investigation by a global anti-corruption organisation has revealed.

When Romania's best weightlifter, Loredana Toma, duly won the women's 63 kilograms at the European Championships today it put the seal on a remarkable week for the host nation.

The Latvian teenager Rebekah Koha won her first senior title, Albania came out top in an exciting men's final watched by Ilya Ilyin, and the Romanian hosts added to their medals tally - but perhaps the biggest achievement of day three of the European Weightlifting Championships was a landmark medal for Sweden's Angelica Roos.

The International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) new anti-doping policy will come into effect next month and ensure the sport's governing body is in line with international best practice, the IWF announced in Colorado Springs after a two-day meeting of its Executive Board.

After an opening day of surprise results the two favourites, from Poland and Georgia, won gold on the second day of the European Weightlifting Championships here.

The European Weightlifting Federation (EWF), whose 2018 Senior Championships began in Romania today with surprise gold medals for the host nation and Spain, may have to move its Junior and Under-23 Championships because of the Spanish Government's refusal to recognise Kosovo.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) have claimed that a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) review which declared them compliant with their rules shows how they operated under the "highest standards" of drug testing. 

A USA Weightlifting hunt has been launched to find the strongest high school athlete across the United States.

Polish weightlifter Tomasz Zieliński has failed to overturn his four-year doping ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) have claimed they are making strong progress towards ensuring equal opportunities for men and women.

Two girls aged six and eight won the biggest cheers of the day and upstaged Giorgi Chkheidze, the men’s super-heavyweight winner on the final day of the Fajr Cup who won the top prize of $5,000 (£3,500/€4,000) by the narrowest margin.

Iran had senior and junior World Championship medallists on the podium in the 94 kilograms, one of three events they won on day two of the Fajr Cup here.

On an historic day for sport in Iran, the country's National Olympic Committee said it would support a future bid to host the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.

Religious authorities from Khuzestan province have signed papers that will help Iran's national weightlifting federation to stage a landmark event tomorrow, and add to the growing popularity of the sport there.