Next weekend more than 300 weightlifters will take part in an online competition in the United States, American Open Series 3.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has named the 10 members of its new Athletes Commission, which features men and women from all five continental federations.
The 2020 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships, which were scheduled for November 11-18, have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will be replaced by an online competition.
The fractious relationship between the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and its disgraced former President Tamás Aján has worsened after further revelations by German investigative journalists.
The Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) is set to hold an online inauguration ceremony for its Hall of Fame.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has provisionally suspended Saudi Arabian athlete Mustafa Radha Al-Mulad after he failed a drugs test.
A new Anti-Doping Commission (ADC) is to be established by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) after the organisation dismissed previous members of the body and axed its Clean Sport Commission.
Two-time European Weightlifting Championships silver medallist Tatyana Aleeva has become the latest Russian to face a doping ban after being provisionally suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has temporarily suspended Russia's two-time European champion Andrei Demanov due to a possible second anti-doping violation.
Kenya has been awarded the hosting rights for this year's African Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships.
Sanjita Chanu, the Indian weightlifter who was cleared of doping two and a half years after testing positive, has won a prestigious sports award that was put on hold for her in 2018.
When Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, spoke about weightlifting yesterday it was no surprise that his comments were presented in a negative way by the world’s largest news agency, Reuters.
Sam Coffa, the Australian who lost his seat at the last International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) election, has been appointed one of the IWF’s two technical delegates for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – by when he will be 85.
An Albanian weightlifting official who drove 1,100 kilometres to pay $74,000 (£58,000/€65,000) in cash so his country could compete in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has told insidethegames why and how the journey came about.
Intarat Yodbangtoey has denied any involvement in bribery and corruption at the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) electoral congress, and says he has been insulted and dishonoured.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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