Adis Karkelja had a weekend he will never forget.

For the second time in six months, a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes' Commission has resigned after being suspended for a doping offence.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has reacted to the widespread anger over North Korea’s presence in qualifying for Paris 2024 by saying it was unable to exclude them, and issuing an ultimatum over anti-doping testing.

Confirmation of North Korea’s presence in the Paris 2024 qualifying programme was described as "the worst thing that has happened in weightlifting for 20 or 30 years" by one of the sport’s most renowned coaches.

North Korean weightlifters, who have not competed or been tested by anti-doping authorities since 2019, will take part in the qualifying programme for Paris 2024.

Russian weightlifters will not take part in the qualifying programme for next year's Olympic Games in Paris, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced today.

Egypt won three more titles at the African Weightlifting Championships in Tunis, including both the men's and women's super-heavyweights, to round off a week when their top athletes boosted their standings in Olympic qualifying.

Russia's return to international weightlifting appears to be in doubt after strong comments by its National Federation President Maxim Agapitov, who has accused the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) of being "discriminatory".

Sara Samir made a significant move in the Paris 2024 ranking lists when she won her third continental senior title at the African Weightlifting Championships in record-breaking style.

Weightlifters from Egypt, Tunisia and Nigeria made progress in the rankings for Paris 2024 with good performances in two Olympic weight categories at the African Championships here today.

A weightlifter from Europe, who lost an Olympic qualifying opportunity when an Armenian burned the Azerbaijan flag, finished first in the African Championships here today.

Five retired Russian weightlifters, three of whom lost Olympic silver medals at London 2012 because of doping violations, have been suspended for periods of 18 months to four years for historic offences.

Women weightlifters from countries where the sport was men-only until a few years ago have taken important roles at the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF), which is striving for a better gender balance as part of its reform strategy.

Gor Minasyan was in record-breaking form to claim the super-heavyweight title and another two continental records on the final day of the Asian Weightlifting Championships here in Jinju.

North Korea is joining the qualifying programme for weightlifting at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris after an absence from the sport of nearly three and a half years.