According to reports from Iranian news outlets, -85kg Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami has suffered a leg injury days before he’s set to compete at the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim on Sunday. We
The 2017 Weightlifting World Championships are currently underway in Anaheim, California, and the year’s first champions were crowned on Day 2 of the competition. Lifting in the Men’s 56kg & 62kg categories and
The 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships begin on Tuesday, November 28th and run through Tuesday, December 5th. This year, the event is taking place in Anaheim, California. If you’re interested in watching live,
In case you’ve missed it, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been going through an extensive process to update their anti-doping and clean sport regulations. Earlier this year in June, the International Olympic
By now, chances are you’ve heard about potential changes for the sport of weightlifting, and more specifically weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In recent years, international weightlifting has been hit with significant
Russian superheavyweight weightlifter Ruslan Albegov has been provisionally suspended from international weightlifting competition after being charged by the IWF with an anti-doping policy violation. Little information has been put forth by the IWF
North Korea, officially The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, will not be entering a team in this year’s World Weightlifting Championships in California. While they were previously expected to participate, Inside The Games
Men’s Health is among the most popular men’s magazines on Earth and they’ve got 35 different editions worldwide, including one in Kazakhstan. This week, MensHealth.kz published in an in-depth interview with embattled Kazakh
Over the weekend, USA Weightlifting announced the final roster for this year’s IWF World Championships team. This year, the Championships are being held on American soil in Anaheim, California, from November 28th-December 5th.
One-year suspensions of nine IWF member federations took effect this weekend as a result of anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. The countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Moldova,
