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Kiwi weightlifters threatened with bans of up to two years if they attend training clinics run by British drugs cheat

  • Weightlifting

Weightlifters from New Zealand have been warned they could face a suspension of up to two years if they attend training clinics run by Great Britain’s Sonny Webster, who was banned from the sport in December 2017 for four years after testing positive for the prohibited substance ostarine.

nbsp;was imposed, New Zealand news website Stuff reports that Webster has made a living holding weightlifting

seminars in Auckland on December 8, Wellington on December 9 and Queenstown on December 16.But Olympic Weightlifting

The seminars will potentially cover aspects of weightlifting."



USA Weightlifting signs up Ascent Protein as official partner prior to 2018 World Championships

  • Weightlifting

Ascent Protein has become the official performance nutrition partner of USA Weightlifting prior to the

2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here in Turkmenistan’s capital

Ascent and USA Weightlifting are closely aligned in our values and commitment to clean nutrition and

We are dedicated to providing USA Weightlifting athletes and members the opportunity to improve their

performance through clean nutrition and assisting USA Weightlifting in growing the sport of weightlifting

USA Weightlifting says it is committed to clean competition and ensuring that its athletes and events

 "Sharing these similar values with USA Weightlifting provides the foundation for a strong partnership






German Weightlifting Federation welcomes US team for training camp prior to 2018 World Championships

  • Weightlifting

The German Weightlifting Federation (BDVG) has welcomed USA Weightlifting representatives to its 

;national training centre for a week-long camp ahead of the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation

According to USA Weightlifting technical director Pyrros Dimas, the training camp in Leimen is an opportunity

When we go to the USA or the USA comes to us, it's great for the weightlifting family."

German Weightlifting, you've been amazing hosts!

#internationalweightliftingfamily pic.twitter.com/W0mjxf5tNX— USA Weightlifting (@USWeightlifting) October

Weightlifting for me and for all is family," he added."International weightlifting is a big family."


More than 70 athletes barred from Weightlifting World Championships in Ashgabat

  • Weightlifting

log their own whereabouts on the global anti-doping database have been barred from the International Weightlifting

It has changed in the past six to nine months," said Paul Coffa, general secretary of the Oceania Weightlifting

after the elite lifters said in a public statement that they had "decided to separate completely from Weightlifting

denied by Maharaj - and said: "What am I, a commercial product for the five executive members running weightlifting


Exclusive: IWF President Aján "confident" the sport's anti-doping efforts will secure its Olympic future

  • Weightlifting

Tamás Aján, President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), says he is confident the sport

changes to verify their positive impact.Sohrab Moradi of Iran en-route to gold in the men's 94 kilograms weightlifting

While we will not take anything for granted we are confident that weightlifting will remain part of the

organisers, Aján said: "To be clear the host of the European Championships is selected by the European Weightlifting

The Russian Weightlifting Federation has made good progress in ensuring clean sport and has served its


IWF President believes weightlifting has raised the bar as an Olympic sport

  • The Big Read

The decision to award Russia the 2020 European Weightlifting Championships on the same day its one-year

Many eyebrows will have been raised at the apparent eagerness of the European Weightlifting Federation

As have the eight other countries banned last year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF

While we will not take anything for granted we are confident that weightlifting will remain part of the

The Russian Weightlifting Federation has made good progress in ensuring clean sport and has served its

It remains to be seen whether weightlifting has saved itself as an Olympic sport, but no-one can argue


Website launched for 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat

  • Weightlifting

The official website for the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in

competitors and fans.The latest news is also available alongside details of the venue - the city's Weightlifting

progress.Turkmenistan will host the World Championships for the first time ©Getty ImagesAshgabat's Weightlifting

in November 2017.This came after scheduled hosts Lima agreed to hand the event over "to support the weightlifting


Russia awarded 2020 European Weightlifting Championships on day one-year ban from sport ended

  • Weightlifting

Russia has been awarded the 2020 European Weightlifting Championships on the same day its one-year suspension

The decision was announced today at the European Weightlifting Federation Annual Congress in Zamosc in

Poland.Russian Weightlifting Federation President Maxim Agapitov hailed the decision to award the Championships

 "In 2020, the European Weightlifting Championship will be considered the most important weightlifting

opportunity to learn more about our country and feel its hospitality, get to know the updated Russian weightlifting

Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Turkey, last year by the International Weightlifting


Venue plan for 2022 Commonwealth Games confirms sporting showcase for Birmingham and West Midlands

  • Birmingham 2022

The sport and venue programme for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was confirmed and celebrated here today with 17 sports set to take place over 11 days of competition at venues across the host city and throughout the West Midlands and beyond in four years' time. 

National Exhibition Centre (NEC) campus will stage six sports - badminton, boxing, judo, table tennis, weightlifting


Kitazono and Villa claim second gymnastics golds as Spain clinch first Summer Youth Olympic Games beach handball title

  • Buenos Aires 2018

All-around gold medallists Takeru Kitazono of Japan and Italy's Giorgia Villa returned to the top of the podium on the opening night of apparatus finals as Spain were crowned the first Summer Youth Olympic Games beach handball champions here today.

became the first Uzbek canoeist to claim gold at any Olympic event ©Buenos Aires 2018On the final day of weightlifting

Davronova of Uzbekistan was the recipient of the bronze medal.Iran's Alireza Yousefi claimed the last weightlifting