Technical director Mohamed Moussa and coach Mohamed Hosni of the Egyptian national weightlifting team were sent to jail for four days on Sunday December 29th, 2019. As reported by Inside the Games, the sentence
Update: Oleksiy Torokhtiy has responded to recent developments in his case in an Instagram post, which we’ve embedded at the bottom of this article. We’ve also included the text of his statement. Earlier
On Tuesday, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and the International Testing Agency (ITA) opened up an anti-doping rule violation investigation involving five Russian weightlifters. The IWF and ITA have been working closely together
Yesterday, CrossFit HQ shared details on two more CrossFit athletes who have tested positive for banned substances. Ben Garard and Manila Pennacchio both tested positive for banned substances on April 16th and will be
CrossFit HQ announced on Wednesday that Chantelle Loehner, a member of Invictus X, and Lauren Herrera, a member of the SouthEast Beasts, have both been banned from CrossFit competition until April 2023. Loehner and Herrera have
Romanian weightlifter Florin Croitoru has tested positive for three banned substances and has been disqualified from the 2012 London Olympic Games, insidethegames.biz first reported on Tuesday. In addition to Croitoru, insidethegames.biz also reported on Monday
On the first day of a three-day meeting in Switzerland, the International Olympic Committee has confirmed that weightlifting will be included at the Paris 2024 Olympics. “The IOC Executive Board decided to lift
Earlier today, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced on its website recent doping retests from the 2012 London Olympic Games have produced an additional five positives for banned substances. The named athletes and detected
Yesterday, CrossFit HQ published the results of two athletes who have failed drug tests from the 2018 CrossFit Games. The two athletes announced are Women’s 35-39 competitor Kelli Holm who took home fourth
Editor’s note: The below article is not intended to make a moral claim regarding the athlete’s actions. We’re reporting on a video Williams made publicly available to his followers. BarBend does not endorse the use of
