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
The lines are closed, the votes are tallied, and the International Weightlifting Federation has announced the 2017 IWF Lifters of the Year: Georgia’s Lasha Talakhade, +105kg weight class and Spain’s Lydia Valentin Perez,
The International Weightlifting Federation has announced that Ilya Ilyin will receive the “maximum allowed” sanction under the World Anti-Doping Code: a two-year suspension, which will end in June this year. In mid-2016, the
As of today, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) publicly disclosed initial findings from last year’s IWF World Championships anti-doping tests. They report that four athletes have come back with adverse analytical findings. In their
Two days ago, the IWF released a press release highlighting that Georgia named +105kg weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze ‘Athlete of the Year,’ along with his quotes on the topic. This award came for good reason,
The International Weightlifting Federation has made some updates to their official rule book, “Technical and Competition Rules and Regulations.” The 2018 update was just released on New Year’s Day, and we’ve noted some
The International Weightlifting Federation has provisionally suspended Russian weightlifter Oleg Chen due to a violation of the IWF’s anti-doping policy. The IWF hasn’t said much about the circumstances surrounding the -69kg athlete’s suspension
It’s January, which means the International Weightlifting Federation has opened up voting for the 2017 IWF Lifter of the Year — and the competition is fierce. The 2016 winners were Iran’s Kianoush Rostami
In the weightlifting world, Steve Galvan wears a lot of hats. He’s an athlete, coach, announcer, and occasional color commentator. But he’s probably best known internationally as the IWF’s official photographer, a role
Consider the envelope pushed. During the final session of the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships in Anaheim, California, Georgian superheavyweight Lasha Talakhadze earned himself a place in the history books with a 6-for-6 performance
