Weightlifting

— 3 December 2021

An exemption for weightlifters

The threat has been lifted. Unlike the Winter Universiade in Lucerne or the figure skating Grand Prix Final in Osaka, the World Weightlifting Championships will not fall victim to... Lire la suite »

— 2 December 2021

Worlds under threat from the variant Omicron

After the Winter Universiade in Lucerne and the Men’s World Squash Championships in Kuala Lumpur, a third international event in December is in danger of being cancelled. The World... Lire la suite »

— 29 November 2021

Elections postponed again

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is sinking further into crisis. Threatened by the IOC to disappear from the Olympic programme, without an elected president, the body was supposed to... Lire la suite »

— 25 June 2021

146 unsolved doping cases in ten years

The weightlifting world keeps being unveiled. A report by the International Testing Agency (ITA), published on Thursday, June 24th, reveals the existence of 146 unsolved doping cases from 2009... Lire la suite »

— 18 June 2021

Romania excluded from the Tokyo Games

The next Olympic weightlifting tournament is shaping up to be less crowded. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced on Thursday, June 17th, that it had excluded a new country... Lire la suite »

— 14 June 2021

Laurel Hubbard among the qualifiers

It’s almost official: New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has published the world... Lire la suite »

— 6 May 2021

Laurel Hubbard, first transgender on the Olympic stage

History could be made in less than three months, during the Tokyo Olympics weightlifting competitions. But an inevitable controversy could also come along. According to an official of the... Lire la suite »

— 1 March 2021

The election will wait

Confusion continues to reign in global weightlifting. The international disciplinary body (IWF) has decided to postpone its elective general assembly to a later date. It was scheduled for March... Lire la suite »

— 25 February 2021

The threat becomes clearer

The Olympic future of weightlifting seems to be hanging by a thread. Meeting on Wednesday February 24th by videoconference, the IOC Executive Board once again considered the thick dossier... Lire la suite »

— 10 February 2021

Eleven candidates for the post of president

Paradoxical. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has never been so close to exclusion from the Olympic movement, but never before have so many applicants eyeing the presidential chair. The... Lire la suite »