As the world gears up for the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has vowed to work harder than ever to keep them drug-free. In a statement published on their official
Ali Moradi, the head of the Iranian Weightlifting Federation, has announced that women weightlifters from the country can officially compete in the sport. “This is a good opportunity for our country because the
As the International Weightlifting Federation’s Executive Board meeting came to a close, an announcement was made that North Korea will no longer host the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships. Instead, the contest will
In a statement published on September 30th, the International Weightlifting Federation has confirmed the national weightliftings bodies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine will receive one-year bans from
The Egyptian Weightlifting Federation may be facing a hefty fine and ban from international competition over a recent violation of the IWF’s doping policies. As first reported by Reuters, Seven Egyptian weightlifters tested
Yesterday, the IWF announced the locations for the 2019 Junior World Championships and Youth World Championships. The IWF’s executive board recently met in Tokyo, Japan, where they unanimously decided the 2019 Junior World
In a press release published on the International Olympic Committee’s website, the IOC announced the total number of weightlifting athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Games will be reduced to 196 (compared to 260
Earlier today, USA Weightlifting President Ursula Garza-Papandrea was elected the first-ever female Vice President for the International Weightlifting Federation. IWF elections are being held in Bangkok, Thailand. There are six total Vice Presidents in
Pyrros Dimas is one of the world’s most famous weightlifters, and more than a decade after his retirement from competition, he’s stayed busy as an official and administrator at the sport’s highest levels.
It’s election season at the International Weightlifting Federation, and that means that hundreds of candidates are running for positions at the world’s foremost weightlifting organization. There are eight categories in which people are
