World Championship gold medallist Karoliina Lundahl has been entered into the Finnish Weightlifting Federation

following the end of her professional career.She currently serves as a member of the International Weightlifting

Russian journalists were on bullish form at the press conference which closed last week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting in Lausanne.

The International Weightlifting Federation, who have led the way in stripping quota places from countries

An International Anti-Doping Seminar organised by some of weightlifting's most important stakeholders could be a blueprint for other sports to follow as they to find a solution to their own doping problems, it has been claimed.

Attila Adamfi, director general of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), one of the key organisers

claimed other sports have already been in touch to find out more details.Together with the Russian Weightlifting

 Representatives from the nine countries currently banned for one-year by the International Weightlifting

Russian Weightlifting Federation President Maxim Agapitov has vowed that he will do everything possible

arranging an International Anti-Doping Seminar here, organised in cooperation with the International Weightlifting

 "The resources of the Russian Weightlifting Federation is limited but we are doing the best we

Maxim Agapitov, left, is committed to changing the culture of doping in weightlifting in Russia ©YouTubeAgapitov

Albania's top weightlifters have reacted furiously to a ban imposed on them by their own National Olympic Committee, which could affect their hopes of competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

athletes.The Albanian federation is contesting that decision, seeking support from the International Weightlifting

Games ©Getty ImagesStavri Bello, secretary general of KOKSH, said in a statement: "The International Weightlifting

Therefore, the Albanian National Olympic Committee's Board has taken a decision to suspend the Albanian Weightlifting

Agron Haxhihyseni, general secretary of the Albanian Weightlifting Federation, told insidethegames 

 Meanwhile, in Lithuania, the President of the national weightlifting federation has been arrested

Education is the key to changing the culture towards doping but will it be a process that requires time and patience, the man tipped to become the new President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) admitted here today.

if he is elected during an International Anti-Doping Seminar organised jointly by the International Weightlifting

Federation (IWF) and Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF).There were representatives from 68 Russian

We are ready to stand besides the Russian Weightlifting Federation to support your efforts at reform

Around 200 runners representing athletes, governing bodies and overseas embassies participated in the first-ever Asian Games Fun Run to take place in Pyongyang today.

first such event to be held anywhere in North Korea since the Fun Run's inception in 2006.Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced a new agreement with the Canadian Centre

work with the CCES was recommended, in turn, by the independent Clean Sport Commission that examined weightlifting

looking forward to working with IWF to develop a robust testing programme and promoting clean sport in weightlifting

weightlifting’s suitability as an Olympic sport ©Lifting LifeNations with a persistent record of doping in weightlifting

Italy top the list of countries with the most doping cases in 2016, a new report has revealed, while athletics produced more than any other sport.

cases of any individual sport, with 205.It was followed by bodybuilding with 183, cycling with 165 and weightlifting

The Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) has confirmed that one of its athletes failed a doping test

that if the B-sample also tests positive, the MWF will officially write to the OCM, the International Weightlifting

Deep in the vast Pacific Ocean, nearly 8,000 kilometres from Australia, the future of a country is in jeopardy, affected by a worldwide problem. 

His solid performances allowed him to claim the gold medal in the under 105kg weightlifting category,

The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) is still waiting for official notice of a national athlete, who won a bronze medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, violating anti-doping rules.

doubles, and weightlifter Muhamad Fazrul Azrie Mohdad in the men’s 85 kilograms category.The Malaysian Weightlifting

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has had successful surgery on her elbow following her horrifying injury during the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast which she admitted she feared would end her career.

Spain has lost the hosting rights to a major continental weightlifting competition because of its political

Movement should "show our teeth by other means and show that we are ready to take action".The European Weightlifting

Federation will identify the host city this week, nearly six months to organise the event.The Spanish Weightlifting

 European Weightlifting Federation President Antonio Urso has led unsuccessful efforts to get the

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was only present for two days of last week’s SportAccord Summit in Bangkok before dashing off to India. 

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the quota-stripping pioneering International Weightlifting