The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) has launched its first-ever Youth Games with the goal of inspiring young athletes.

include football, kabaddi, basketball, volleyball, handball, hockey, athletics, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting

The Gold Coast 2018 Queen's Baton is due to arrive in New Zealand tomorrow as the final leg of its 230,000 kilometres voyage around the Commonwealth begins.

 Patterson, who won the men's 85 kilograms weightlifting gold medal at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth

he will be looking forward to swapping stories during the week with McKenzie, who won bantamweight weightlifting

The last 12 months in sports politics has perhaps not quite hit the heights of the year which preceded it, but it has contained plenty of excitement nonetheless. 

Presidents of the International Swimming Federation, Australian Olympic Committee and International Weightlifting

European silver medallist Monica-Suneta Csengeri of Romania is one of six weightlifters to have been confirmed as returning an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) by the sport's world governing body, with the list also including athletes from banned nations Russia and Ukraine.

Shevkoplias.Russia and Ukraine were two of the nine nations banned for a year by the International Weightlifting

Championships in Anaheim ©Lifting LifeThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned earlier this month that weightlifting

, claims the world governing body "is completely committed to addressing the incidence of doping in weightlifting

Vanuatu table tennis player Yoshua Shing and athlete Sharon Firisua of the Solomon Islands have won the Best Male and Female awards at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila.

Vila.The Young Female award was won by Fiji's Eileen Cikamatana following her three gold medals in weightlifting

Megan Signal has been conditionally selected for the New Zealand weightlifting team which will compete

chosen off the back of strong national results and a second place finish at this year's Australian Weightlifting

Signal takes the total number of weightlifters representing New Zealand in Gold Coast to 13.Olympic Weightlifting

to the team and wish her well with her recovery ahead of the Games," she said.New Zealand has won 39 weightlifting

Narinder Batra is poised to be elected President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) during an Annual General Body Meeting after the withdrawal of all of his rivals for the position.

initially due to face opposition from former All-India Tennis Association President Anil Khanna and Indian Weightlifting

West Papua, Christmas Island and Hawaii are among territories mooted for future editions of the Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games as concerns were raised over the integration of Australia and New Zealand.

the sentiments of the islands and would only enter sports where the islands were strong in such as weightlifting

Ilya Ilyin, stripped of Olympic gold medals at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012, will return to the sport in June and is aiming to compete at Tokyo 2020.

spoke of his desire to return to competition as soon as possible, though Kazakhstan is suspended from weightlifting

The Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (WFRK) announced the news of Ilyin’s suspension

double Asian Games winner, and a multiple world weightlifter of the year.Ilya Ilyin will return to weightlifting

 "Thanks to Nursultan Nazarbayev, the people, the Weightlifting Federation, we did a good job."

Federation (IWF) face longer suspensions.News of Ilyin’s return comes five days after the IOC put weightlifting

Papua New Guinea will benefit from sponsorship from Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) as they build towards next year’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

associated with them as they continue to fly the Kumul flag on the world stage,"Papua New Guinea won two weightlifting

The Human Rights Commission New Zealand (HRCNZ) have backed the right of weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to compete at next year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, despite protests against her inclusion in the squad.

One of those protesting against her inclusion was Australian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) chief executive

below certain levels in the 12 months leading up to the event.Hubbard made history at the International Weightlifting

Members of the Pacific Games Council (PGC) will discuss the possibility of allowing additional teams from nations and territories outside of the region to take part in their flagship Pacific Games during a meeting in Vanuatu tomorrow.

2015 edition in Port Moresby.The two countries participated in taekwondo, sailing, rugby sevens and weightlifting

Pacific Games Council (PGC) President Vidhya Lakhan has become the latest official to warn against political interference in sport after a row with the Tahiti Government lead to the nation boycotting the ongoing Mini Games in Vanuatu.

sporting action at the Games as she set a Commonwealth record to win the women's over 90 kilograms weightlifting

Commonwealth Games Wales have announced a 12-strong weightlifting squad for Gold Coast 2018.

see such a strong team selected for the 2018 Commonwealth Games," said Simon Roach, sports manager of Weightlifting

Four countries and territories remain on the Gold Coast 2018 Queen's Baton Relay tour, prior to its arrival in Australia later this month.

the opportunity to touch the Baton, while representatives from rugby, tennis, volleyball, cycling, weightlifting