By Daniel Etchells at the Anaheim Convention Center

Ilya Atnabayev, a former European Youth champion weightlifter who was handed a four-year doping ban in 2015, has now been suspended after mistakenly being allowed to participate in a top domestic bobsleigh competition by Russian authorities.

20-year-old is already halfway through a four-year doping ban, however, issued by the International Weightlifting

competitions until June 16, 2019.Atnabayev also won under 85kg gold at the 2014 European Youth Weightlifting

temporarily suspended and stripped of his Russian Cup silver medal.Ilya Atnabayev had been a major weightlifting

Ilya really hid from us information about his disqualification in weightlifting and, as soon as we found

Vietnam’s Thach Kim Tuan was crowned the first gold medallist of the 2017 International Weightlifting

By Daniel Etchells at the Anaheim Convention Center

Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) legacy outreach programme is being delivered here at the 2017 International Weightlifting

WADA director general Olivier Niggli added: "WADA is pleased to partner with the International Weightlifting

I am excited to join the weightlifting community in Anaheim and to promote the #iLiftClean programme.

samples from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games.Thomas Bach, the IOC President, warned weightlifting

held a number of meetings this year and, following an extensive analysis of the anti-doping efforts in weightlifting

Board here.The Commission determined that while significant improvements have been made in the IWF weightlifting

took first place in the men's 62 kilograms B group as action begun today at the 2017 International Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting President Ursula Garza Papandrea has defended the organisation after Albanian Weightlifting

Department of State was not fully satisfied of his intent to return to his country after the International Weightlifting

Board meeting here that he believes more could have been done but, following a staunch defence from USA Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting President Ursula Garza Papandrea, pictured with IWF counterpart Tamás Aján, defended

new travel ban came as a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations was set to expire.USA Weightlifting

By Daniel Etchells at the Anaheim Convention Center

Muradov has today promised that the country’s capital Ashgabat will organise next year’s International Weightlifting

Executive Board meeting here.It came after scheduled hosts Lima agreed to hand it over "to support the weightlifting

 Competition is due to be held at the arena used for weightlifting at the Ashgabat 2017 Asian

Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG), which took place in September.The Weightlifting Arena is among

We will be ready and able to work with the IWF in organising the World Senior Weightlifting Championships

Weightlifting was among the 21 sports that featured on the programme at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has officially started a review of its bodyweight categories

2020, many of which were already known, were also outlined.It was revealed earlier this month that weightlifting

Committee (IOC), Ilyin came up positive both times and forfeited his two gold medals.Ten of the 49 weightlifting

Championships and Continental Championships.The SPC has also been tasked with looking at ways of making weightlifting

The 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships are set to begin here tomorrow

American female medallist, Cheryl Haworth, was in 2005, eight years after the last male, Wes Barnett - USA Weightlifting

nbsp;and will be shown in more than 100 other countries despite the absence of most of the strongest weightlifting

compete for her country at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games after being named in their 12-strong weightlifting

samples from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games.Thomas Bach, the IOC President, warned weightlifting

Board here.The Commission determined that while significant improvements have been made in the IWF weightlifting

Ashgabat is set to stage the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships after

The event is due to be held at the arena used for weightlifting competition at the Ashgabat 2017 Asian

which took place in September.An IWF spokesperson told insidethegames that the Turkmenistan Weightlifting

desire to host next year's World Championships during today’s Executive Board meeting here.The Peruvian Weightlifting

Weightlifting was one of 21 sports to feature on the programme at Ashgabat 2017.In April, the Weightlifting

Turkmenistan's capital hosted the Senior Asian Weightlifting Championships, as part of the Inspiring

Reigning Olympic champion Kianoush Rostami of Iran is all set to compete at the upcoming International Weightlifting

denied a visa but said from his home last week that he was successful with his second application.USA Weightlifting

For Weightlifting friends, I am happy to confirm Team Islamic Republic of Iran, inclusive of Olympic

1), to go where no American male has been in 20 years – on to the podium at the International Weightlifting

are due to start on Tuesday (November 28) Cummings will not be alone.Between Thursday and Sunday USA Weightlifting

There are hallmarks of German weightlifting in what we are doing, the way they get so much from their

Weightlifting is growing faster than any other Olympic sport in the US, having tripled the number of

Statistically, weightlifting has one of the lowest injury rates of any Olympic sport."

It’s finally caught on after all these years, weightlifting is a truly popular sport."

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board today unanimously approved recommendations

held a number of meetings this year and, following an extensive analysis of the anti-doping efforts in weightlifting

Board here.The Commission determined that while significant improvements have been made in the IWF weightlifting

, comes at a time when the IWF is hoping to persuade the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that weightlifting

Today marks the start of a new chapter for international weightlifting," IWF President Tamás Aján said

We accept that in the past the incidence of doping in weightlifting has been too high and we had already