A TV documentary titled Secret Doping – the Lord of the Lifters was aired by ARD, a German state broadcaster, on Sunday January, 5th 2020. As reported by insidethegames, the documentary alleges financial corruption and the
Kate Nye, a Team USA weightlifter and the current -71kg American record holder in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total, announced on Instagram this week that she has been diagnosed with bipolar
Another day, another round of medals for Team USA. This year, Team USA has been doing a stellar job at bringing home hardware at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships and are in
USA Weightlifting has some news: their procedures for selecting the weightlifters who will compete in Tokyo have been approved by the United States Olympic Committee. They published their new procedures on TeamUSA.org, and
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
The logo for the 2017 IWF World Championships was just released, and it looks awesome. The championships are being held at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 28-December 5th in Anaheim, California. A
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USA Weightlifting released another statement in light of President Donald Trumps revised executive order. In late January this year, Trump signed an executive order that suspended entrance into the country from seven different
On Friday, January 27th, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that, among other stipulations, suspends admissions for Syrian refugees and limits the flow of other refugees and entrants from certain countries into the
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