The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set out in the strongest terms the reasons why it has threatened weightlifting with expulsion from the Olympic programme.
Weightlifting is closer to losing its place on the Olympic Games programme than at any time since it became a regular feature more than 100 years ago.
Thailand and Romania, two nations with severe doping problems, have suffered setbacks on the eve of an important meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which weightlifting is expected to face further severe criticism.
Leading candidates for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Presidency from the United States, China and Greece have endorsed a call to move the IWF’s elections to online-only.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has done a U-turn on its anti-doping rules after criticism from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Candidates for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections next month are being asked to sign a document that contravenes the governing body’s Constitution, according to the IWF’s former director general Attila Adamfi.
Yuri Vlasov, one of the all-time greats of weightlifting who later stood against Boris Yeltsin and Mikhail Gorbachev in the first Presidential election in post-Communist Russia, has died aged 85.
Weightlifting’s governing body needs a new name and a new direction, and the sport needs new rules to make it more attractive to spectators, according to two Presidential candidates in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections next month.
A total of 39 countries have submitted their intent to compete in the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Candidates from around the world have complained that new rules for the forthcoming International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections are "unworkable, chaotic and impossible to follow in the short time allowed."
Fourteen members of the troubled International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board are on the list of candidates for next month’s elections.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has responded to intense criticism from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by adopting new rules for its elections, scheduled for March 26 to 27.
Sarah Davies says the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is dismissive and disrespectful towards its own Athletes Commission, which she chairs.
Organisers of the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow have asked countries to confirm if they will be sending athletes to the event in April as preparation continues against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ursula Papandrea, who was ousted as Interim President by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board and is running for the permanent Presidency in the forthcoming elections, has raised strong concerns about the eligibility of some of her rivals.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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One of the most consequential goalless draws in football history was played on March 5 1921, between Glenavon and Shelbourne. The sides would never meet for a replay, setting in motion the divide of Irish football, which persists to this day. David Owen reports.
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