Paris 2024 has welcomed the certainty of weightlifting’s place on the programme for the Olympic Games, after its conditional status was lifted.

agreement with the International Testing Agency was signed.The initial agreement between the International Weightlifting

“We had already been planning on having great competitions for weightlifting, and the certainty of their

we’ve seen the IWF implementing concrete measures to ensure a sustainable change in favour of clean weightlifting

however, that they would continue to monitor the IWF's implementation of the conditions outlined for weightlifting

The contract to design and construct the £60m Sandwell Aquatics Centre for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been given to local firm Wates Construction.

Birmingham, gymnastics; the NEC Arena, badminton; National Exhibition Centre, boxing, judo, table tennis, weightlifting

Some eyebrows were raised this week when European Olympic Committees (EOC) President Janez Kocijančič claimed the European Games could be "a massive sports event which would be second only to the Olympics".

strongman from Austria who was to be a leading figure in the sport, though he did not appear in the Olympic weightlifting

Latvian long jumper Ineta Radevica and Armenian weightlifter Melanie Daluzyan have both been disqualified from the London 2012 Olympic Games following the retesting of their seven-year-old samples, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced today.

and her decision was accepted.Armenia's Melanie Daluzyan has been disqualified from the women's 69kg weightlifting

2012 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesDaluzyan’s positive test comes as another blow to the International Weightlifting

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced that weightlifter CJ Cummings, surfer Caroline Marks and the US women’s ice hockey team have earned Best of April honours for the Team USA Awards.

three senior Pan American, and three junior and three senior American records - at the Pan American Weightlifting

shoot-out in the final.CJ Cummings swept the men's 73kg gold medals and set 15 records at the Pan American Weightlifting

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) have completed the second part of an agreement with the

I am confident that our partnership will deliver for clean weightlifting all around the world."

however, that they would continue to monitor the IWF's implementation of the conditions outlined for weightlifting

Australia has appointed Olympic canoe gold medallist Kenny Wallace as its Chef de Mission for this year's Pacific Games in Samoa, it has been announced.

Moresby in 2015.A team of 43 athletes competed in four sports - women's rugby, sailing, taekwondo and weightlifting

Australia’s James Hodgson, who has led the sailing since the start at the Arafura Games beng held in Darwin, took gold today when he finished clear of New Zealand’s Megan Thomson.

indoor volleyball, muaythai, netball, sailing, swimming, sepak takraw, squash, table tennis, tennis and weightlifting

Golf star Tiger Woods has been nominated for the Team USA male athlete-of-the-month award for April after winning his first Major in 11 years.

Masters.Nominated alongside him in the men's category is CJ Cummings, who set 15 records at the Pan American Weightlifting

Thailand’s Sakchai Chamchit claimed gold in muaythai competition at the Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia.

indoor volleyball, muaythai, netball, sailing, swimming, sepak takraw, squash, table tennis, tennis and weightlifting

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been officially signed between the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC). 

football shirt with his name on the back ©MNASoltanifar added: "Iran can help Croatia in sports including weightlifting

Lima 2019 President Carlos Neuhaus says the Organising Committee can sense excitement growing across Peru for this year’s Pan American Games following the staging of the first test event.

attracting thousands of spectators over the four daysAdditional test events for athletics, volleyball, weightlifting

USA Weightlifting (USAW) has approached hundreds of athletic directors of institutions affiliated with

the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as it continues efforts to grow weightlifting

An essential part of our mission is to grow the sport of weightlifting," said Suzy Sanchez, USAW’s director

We hope this outreach will show ADs (athletic directors) around the country just how valuable weightlifting

In the US, one in three athletes drop out of weightlifting by the time they reach 18.These athletes typically

We hope to continue to grow the sport of weightlifting," Sanchez added."

USA Weightlifting and five other national governing bodies – USA Rugby, USA Cheer, USRowing, USA Bobsled

Australian Paralympic athlete Rosemary Little overcame the odds to break through for her first gold medal in women’s seated shot put at the Arafura Games.

indoor volleyball, muaythai, netball, sailing, swimming, sepak takraw, squash, table tennis, tennis and weightlifting

Ahmed Ali produced a continental record in the men’s African Weightlifting Championships in Cairo.