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
After a multi-year absence from the world stage, Russia’s Tatiana Kashirina returned to form in impressive fashion, winning all three disciplines at the 2018 Weightlifting World Championships and walking away with her fifth
The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships kick off in Turkmenistan on November 1, but according to a report from Inside the Games, more than 70 unnamed athletes have been barred from entry. Why? For
Announced in a recent news release from USA Weightlifting, there will be an enhanced push from major weightlifting federations and anti-doping agencies to improve anti-doping education. The IWF, USAW, and United States Anti-Doping
The biggest news to come out of the world Olympic weightlifting in a long time is the new weight classes. Earlier this week the International Weightlifting Federation announced the formation of ten new IWF
The International Weightlifting Federation has released their long awaited new weight classes. In a short post entitled “New Bodyweight Categories Approved by the IWF Executive Board,” the IWF announced, Ten (10) new bodyweight
When USA Weightlifting released their new selection procedures for the Tokyo Olympics, there was one line that received particular focus: as of June 2018, the International Weightlifting Federation compares individual results across weight
Over the last month, there’s been a plethora of news regarding the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and recently formulated anti-doping regulations. Earlier today, the IWF announced that Turkey, Armenia
Earlier today, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced in a press release that they’re preparing to defend the newly proposed Olympic weightlifting Qualification System in front of the Court of Arbitration in Sport
Late last week there was some confusion in the weightlifting community when South Korean weightlifting fan Shin Yong Jin — who regularly posts weightlifting news and training clips — uploaded the following caption
