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Disgruntled governing bodies challenge UK Sport's funding methods

  • News

UK Sport is facing pressure from 11 national governing bodies who are demanding an overhaul into how Olympic and Paralympic funding is distributed in Great Britain.

BaseballSoftballUK, British Basketball, British Fencing, British Handball, British Volleyball, British Weightlifting

Games.Leaders of governing bodies for five Olympic sports - archery, badminton, fencing, table tennis and weightlifting

the original funding decisions was made, with investment for powerlifting to be managed by British Weightlifting


USA Weightlifting implement bylaws to improve governance standards

  • Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting have implemented a series of bylaws, which the organisation claim will strengthen its

The changes, which following yearlong project to review the governing document of USA Weightlifting,

president’s committees were all formalised.The USA Weightlifting technical committee was also confirmed

 The inclusion of the relationship with the USA Weightlifting Foundation was also assessed, granting

Federation (IWF)  and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).USA Weightlifting have made a

aim to add representatives to the IWF and Pan American Weightlifting Federation.



NEC and Symphony Hall set to be among venues if Birmingham awarded 2022 Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Birmingham today revealed the first sports it would include on the programme if they are awarded the 2022 Commonwealth Games and where they would be held.

 The Symphony Hall, meanwhile, would stage weightlifting and powerlifting.

 The Symphony Hall in the centre of Birmingham would be home to weightlifting and powerlifting if

the home of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra but during the Commonwealth Games would stage weightlifting







Americans voice support for Aján after Cummings wins fourth weightlifting world title

  • Weightlifting

Cummings won his fourth world title, the United States gave a rallying cry of support to the International Weightlifting

Ursula Papandrea, President of USA Weightlifting and a newly elected vice-president of the IWF, congratulated

weightlifting's place on the 2024 Olympic programme was at risk.Thomas Bach issued a severe warning to weightlifting

CJ Cummings and Harrison Maurus are showing that the USA has the talent to be a force in weightlifting

some time ago and 196 places was "still reasonable when compared to sports who entered the Games after weightlifting

The Executive Board's sentiment in Tokyo was clearly an appreciation to the IOC for maintaining weightlifting




IWF awards 2019 Junior and Youth World Championships to Suva and Anaheim

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has awarded its 2019 Junior and Youth World Championships

2017 Junior World Championships are scheduled to begin tomorrow.Suva’s presentation was given by Fiji Weightlifting

hosted the continental qualification event for last year's Olympic Games, as well as several regional weightlifting

governing body, aspires to become a regular host of IWF events.Their presentation was given by USA Weightlifting

hosted this year's IWF Youth World Championships ©IWF/Facebook"We truly appreciate the trust of the weightlifting

the IWF, we appreciate the trust they put in us to host another event," Ursula Garza Papandrea, USA Weightlifting



Urso attacks IWF leadership after IOC warning they could lose place at 2024 Olympics

  • Weightlifting

European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) President Antonio Urso has criticised those in charge of the

A total of 64 weightlifting quotas were also cut from Tokyo 2020.A men's weight category, which still

 If the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) do not satisfy the IOC that improvements have

The Olympic Movement and weightlifting was indeed shocked by the result of the 2008 and 2012 Olympic

Games reanalysis and we recognise our responsibility as governing body of the Olympic sport of weightlifting

 "A curious follow up to the election of a person who has always boasted that weightlifting is in