By Daniel Etchells at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex's Martial Arts Arena

two of her bronze medals from yesterday’s women’s 45 kilograms event here at the 2018 International Weightlifting

total to secure a hat-trick of women's 55 kilograms gold medals on day three of the 2018 International Weightlifting

By Daniel Etchells at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex's Martial Arts Arena

part in the World Championships after a controversial vote by the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting

taken a hard-line approach in an attempt to persuade the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to keep weightlifting

European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) President Antonio Urso has defended the continental governing

body’s decision to award the 2020 European Weightlifting Championships to Russia, claiming the National

Russia was announced as hosts of the event on October 19, the same day its one-year suspension from weightlifting

expired.Maxim Agapitov, President of the Russian Weightlifting Federation, hailed the decision to award

give to Russian Federation, and not only the Russian Federation, the opportunity to come back again in weightlifting

Moscow was awarded the 2020 European Weightlifting Championships last month ©EWFRussia was among nine

after the IOC gave them the December deadline to address "massive" doping problems, said he thinks weightlifting

world standard en route to claiming a hat-trick of gold medals on day two of the 2018 International Weightlifting

By Daniel Etchells at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex's Martial Arts Arena

Minister of Sport and Youth Policy, Dayanch Gulgeldiyew, officially declared open the 2018 International Weightlifting

extend my congratulations on a remarkable event in the history of sport - the opening of the World Weightlifting

It added: "Our country has gained significant experience and has famous weightlifting athletes."

skill and will, you must promote the great goals of the Olympics in a fair competition at the World Weightlifting

#Ashgabat2018 #weightlifting #WWC2018 pic.twitter.com/22pwfH9psZ— IWF (@iwfnet) November 1, 2018The Opening

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has awarded next year's Women's World Championships to Russian city Ulan-Ude, it has been announced here. 

the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) was lifted.Last month, Moscow was awarded the 2020 European Weightlifting

By Daniel Etchells at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex's Main Indoor Arena

call for changes to the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) as the International Weightlifting

it, is not user-friendly - especially in parts of the world where communications are difficult.Iran Weightlifting

compatriots have missed out on the chance ©Getty ImagesAlso voicing his concerns over ADAMS was Philippine Weightlifting

Administration and Management System ©Ashgabat 2018Although there was much condemnation of ADAMS, USA Weightlifting

stripped of two Olympic gold medals for doping, has been forced to withdraw from the 2018 International Weightlifting

category, in which he had posted an impressive entry of 400kg.But he has announced through the Weightlifting

Ilya Ilyin announced his withdrawal through the Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan's

Committees (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has described the plan of the International Weightlifting

Lima has today been chosen as host of the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)

IWF World Championships, but agreed in November 2017 to hand over the event to Ashgabat.The Peruvian Weightlifting

corrective actions.Lima agreed to hand over this year's IWF World Championships to Ashgabat "to support the weightlifting

IWF has clearly demonstrated its commitment to protecting clean weightlifters and to promoting clean weightlifting

The cumulative effect of all this hard work has been the transformation of weightlifting and its culture

The development of weightlifting around the world was also a key theme of the IWF Executive Board meeting