Weightlifters who wanted to compete internationally had no option but to go along with systematic cheating by doping, an investigation by a global anti-corruption organisation has revealed.

investigation focuses on Armenia, one of the nine nations currently suspended for a year by the International Weightlifting

international competitions and would send only those who came up "clean".The report claims that the Armenian Weightlifting

as clean.The Armenian national team members said their doping system was well known throughout the weightlifting

celebrate in Romania, Nico Muller's victory in the 77kg, Dr Christian Baumgartner, President of the German Weightlifting

When Romania's best weightlifter, Loredana Toma, duly won the women's 63 kilograms at the European Championships today it put the seal on a remarkable week for the host nation.

biggest triumph has been hosting at all with 46 days' notice, a speed record for staging an international weightlifting

and weightlifting's very own Nicu Vlad, the 1984 Olympic champion who is President of the Romanian Weightlifting

to participate in sport," said Szabo, who was Sports Minister for two years from 2014.The European Weightlifting

Turkey, had to withdraw because of a one-year suspension imposed last October by the International Weightlifting

and money in preparing their athletes for these Championships," said Padure.Gabi Szabo with Romanian Weightlifting

hosts added to their medals tally - but perhaps the biggest achievement of day three of the European Weightlifting

 She sometimes trains at the company's new weightlifting centre in Halmstad."

fifth and 12tth in her six previous attempts and added: "I hope it makes a big story back in Sweden - weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) new anti-doping policy will come into effect next

surprise results the two favourites, from Poland and Georgia, won gold on the second day of the European Weightlifting

days she tested positive for clenbuterol.Agron Skender Haxhihyseni, general secretary of the Albanian Weightlifting

for asthma, which may have resulted in the adverse finding.Albania was unable to host the European Weightlifting

leaders quit after the announcement in January that Romela Begaj had tested positive at the International Weightlifting

The European Weightlifting Federation (EWF), whose 2018 Senior Championships began in Romania today with

 Isaac Morillas, communications director of the Spanish Weightlifting Federation, said La Coruna

the EWF, which has already had to race against time, helped by an impressive effort from the Romanian Weightlifting

competitions before but not at a European Championships, or at any competition on the IWF (International Weightlifting

Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (SASNOC) President Patrick Fepulea’i has targeted winning a medal in every sport the country will compete in at next month's Commonwealth Games after announcing a 38-strong team for the event here.

Samoa have only ever claimed three gold medals at the Games, all of which came in weightlifting at New

April 4 to 15.Samoan athletes will participate in seven sports; boxing, lawn bowls, shooting, weightlifting

Samoan team for Gold Coast 2018 ©Getty ImagesSamoa's best chances of success are likely to come in weightlifting

expectations from our athletes who will be representing our country, especially from our main core sports like weightlifting

Youth Games, claimed three medals in the Scottish city as they won two silver and a bronze, all in weightlifting

An investigation into historical allegations of doping in China is still ongoing and could look to find links with the present day situation in the world's most populous country.

dihydrotestosterone, an anabolic steroid.China is among nine countries currently suspended by the International Weightlifting

The head of sport's new drug-testing umbrella body insists they will be genuinely independent while also providing a more efficient and improved service for sporting organisations.

from different International Federations (IFs) and Major Event Organisers (MEOs).The International Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) have claimed that a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

they will address the massive doping problem the sport is facing.This followed 24 positive tests in weightlifting

Asia (OCA) have allowed organisers to add an additional men's weight category to the 2018 Asian Games weightlifting

at both the Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014 Asian Games.The discipline was not included by the Asian Weightlifting

Palembang 2018 appreciated the OCA's decision, as on the one hand, the decision generated optimism from the weightlifting

Russia, compliance and sample bottle security are three major items on the agenda at the annual World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Symposium starting here tomorrow.

address ©Getty ImagesWorld Curling Federation secretary general Colin Grahamslaw and International Weightlifting

At just 16-years-old Cathy Freeman ran her way into the history books at Auckland in 1990 when she became the first female Aboriginal ever to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 4x100 metres.

If the Bulgarians [members of the Australian weightlifting team who had recently gained Australian citizenship

Eileen Cikamatana and Leone Nakarawa were named Athletes of the Year at the annual Fiji Sports Awards.

new Commonwealth and Oceania records.Cikamatana had previously set the records at the Commonwealth Weightlifting

Championships in Australia, where she also came away with a gold medal.She is now set to lead the Fijian weightlifting

Russia and the other eight nations which are banned from weightlifting for a year are preparing for an

Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Turkey - were suspended by the International Weightlifting

retesting of doping samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.Maxim Agapitov, President of the Russian Weightlifting

the IWF and Russia's Ministry of Sport would also be there, said Agapitov.Last December, the IOC put weightlifting