Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa called for unified efforts to help combat climate change and boost sporting success at the Pacific Sports Ministers meeting in Apia.

Sport has come a long way in the Pacific and our prowess in boxing, weightlifting, netball, rugby, especially

Li Wenwen, the world’s most remarkable teenaged weightlifter, caused arguably the biggest surprise during Olympic qualifying when she defeated Russia’s reigning super-heavyweight world champion, Tatiana Kashirina, on the second day of the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event.

obscurity to the top of the Olympic rankings has taken everybody by surprise – except those within Chinese weightlifting

who knew of her potential.Although Li started weightlifting aged 12, after being spotted on a recruitment

attempt  ©Getty ImagesIn her only three appearances in international competition – the International Weightlifting

year we will not look so bright, but in the near future, our athletes will become leaders of world weightlifting

Performances from students and an extravagant firework display marked the start of the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games here as wet weather failed to dampen the Opening Ceremony.

concluded with the lighting of the Games cauldron, with the honour given to three-time Pacific Games weightlifting

A special edition WST$10 (£3/$3.70/€3.30) banknote has been released in Samoa to celebrate their hosting of the 2019 Pacific Games here.

the Central Bank of Samoa, features a number of athletes in a variety of sports, including athletics, weightlifting

China’s elite weightlifters enjoyed mixed fortunes on the first day of the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event at Tokyo International Forum, with two claiming world records while others missed too many lifts.

Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is organising the competition alongside the Japan Weightlifting

Association, with the support of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).China’s Chen Lijun

Samoa 2019 will produce and distribute eight hours of broadcast coverage a day in high definition, organisers have announced prior to the Pacific Games.

edition.They can field teams in archery, athletics, beach volleyball, football, sailing, taekwondo weightlifting

Tatiana Kashirina, Russia’s super-heavyweight world champion, faces one of the biggest tests of her career this weekend when she competes against two formidable Chinese opponents at the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event.

Chinese opposition ©Getty ImagesKashirina, 28, finished ahead of Meng in winning the 2018 International Weightlifting

Championships – which ended on Monday and which were attended by Antonio Urso, President of the European Weightlifting

in Belarus in November, probably at 96kg.Two competitions run concurrently at the Forum, venue for weightlifting

Australia’s team for the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa has increased to 57 athletes with a 15-strong taekwondo contingent named. 

This follows the original athletes from athletics, beach volleyball, rugby sevens, sailing and weightlifting

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has announced the finalists for the Team USA Awards Best of June, recognising the outstanding achievements of the country’s athletes.

, Para archery, Para athletics, rugby sevens, taekwondo, track and field, triathlon, water polo and weightlifting

British Weight Lifting (BWL) is canvassing opinion from volunteers in a bid to help clubs maximise their success.

Russia’s Nadezhda Lomova, who was provisionally suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation

The ban, issued by the Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF), officially started on March 21, as reported

Analytical Finding for metenolone and metenolone metabolite 1.Maxim Agapitov is the President of the Russian Weightlifting

missed the 2017 IWF World Championships in Anaheim in California.Russia was awarded the 2020 European Weightlifting

Top International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) officials will be in attendance when the Commonwealth

Senior Weightlifting Championships take place in Samoa next month.

competition at Faleata Sports Complex will be managed by Jerry Wallwork, who is President of the Samoa Weightlifting

Federation.The Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation Congress is due to be held on July 8 at Tanoa Hotel

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has published a new list of anti-doping violations that

in the Netherlands, where he now lives.Before his gender reassignment, Daluzyan competed in women’s weightlifting

as transparent as possible.”That transparency was welcomed by Phil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) held an educational event at Loughborough University to promote clean sport.

all-day event took place at the university’s refurbished Powerbase gym.Part of the gym is home to British Weightlifting

The destiny of the 2026 Winter Olympics will claim the spotlight in Lausanne this week but behind the scenes, other Olympic awards will also be decided.

pioneer Count Zeppelin and Leni Riefenstahl, who had directed the film Olympia.In 1939, double Olympic weightlifting