— 1 July 2022
The casting is complete. After electing a new president, the Iraqi Mohammed Jalood, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has just appointed a secretary general. But nothing was simple. The... Read more »
— 24 June 2022
Weightlifting has once again distinguished itself. Its international federation (IWF) has seen its decision to exclude Russian officials from its upcoming elections, scheduled for this weekend at the body’s... Read more »
— 17 June 2022
Tamas Ajan (pictured above) has been disbarred for life. The Hungarian leader, president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) between 2000 and 2020, has been disbarred for life by... Read more »
— 25 May 2022
Its Olympic future is now written in dotted lines, but weightlifting is attracting interest. No less than eleven candidates have been validated for the election to the presidency of... Read more »
— 20 May 2022
There is no time to lose. With more than six years to go, the IOC is already looking closely at the programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. At... Read more »
— 15 April 2022
The future of weightlifting will be played out in a new location. The international federation of the discipline, the IWF, has announced that its next congress will take place... Read more »
— 11 April 2022
Will the centre of gravity of world weightlifting move to the United States? The American Weightlifting Federation (USA Weightlifting) has officially submitted a bid to the International Weightlifting Federation... Read more »
— 5 April 2022
The doping case in weightlifting is getting thicker. Six new names have been added to the long list of athletes suspended for anti-doping rule violations. They all belong to... Read more »
— 24 March 2022
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is facing a headache. On Wednesday 23 March, China announced in a press release that it would have to give up the organisation of... Read more »
— 23 March 2022
Weightlifting is sinking further into crisis. Provisionally excluded from the programme of the Los Angeles 2028 Games, the discipline has been hit by a new doping case. Not the... Read more »
