The new President of Germany’s Weightlifting Federation (BVDG) is standing against Intarat Yodbangtoey of Thailand for one of the most senior roles in the sport.
Nijat Rahimov, a gold medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, is one of the first two weightlifters ever to be charged with a doping offence for allegedly swapping urine samples.
USA Weightlifting has announced a profit of $925,000 (£680,000/€765,000) for 2020 despite disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Ursula Papandrea has announced her intent to regain the leadership of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and made a damning condemnation of a "toxic culture of corruption" within the organisation.
Mehdi Attar Ashrafi, as Asian Games medallist in weightlifting for Iran, has died aged 72.
One of the leading supporters of an overhaul of the way weightlifting is governed has reacted with dismay to the first news of a candidate in the forthcoming International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections.
Former European weightlifting champion Veronika Tóbiás of Hungary has died at the age of 53.
Three Colombian weightlifters can clear their names from doping charges and help their nation to overcome a potential ban from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Elez Gjoza, who resigned as head of the Albanian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) because of doping scandals, has returned to power and vowed to treat dopers as criminals in a tough new regime.
American weightlifter Megan Munsell been suspended for four years following a doping violation.
Colombia's chances of sending a weightlifting team to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are hanging by a thread after three of its athletes were banned for doping.
Florian Sperl has been unanimously elected as President of the German Weightlifting Federation, succeeding Christian Baumgartner.
Russia’s biggest hope for an Olympic medal in weightlifting has been suspended for a suspected doping offence.
The Commonwealth Games Federation has introduced quota-reduction penalties in weightlifting for the first time in its qualification rules for Birmingham 2022.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) held a technical officials seminar in Tokyo ahead of the rescheduled Olympic Games next year.
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.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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