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UK Sport to hear challenges over Tokyo 2020 funding cuts

  • News

UK Sport are set to hear representations from sports seeking to challenge their funding decisions for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo at the start of next week.

Paralympic sports for the next Games in December.Four Olympic sports, archery, badminton, fencing and weightlifting


USA Weightlifting sign deal with nutrition advice firm

  • Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting have announced a partnership agreement with nutrition advice company Renaissance Periodization

to their athletes who are looking to succeed on the world stage.RP will now have a presence at USA Weightlifting

events, and have made a cash contribution to the governing body's stipend programme.USA Weightlifting

to our partner family, we also are able to offer more tools to our athletes and coaches," said USA Weightlifting

full-time and to help educate USA Weightlifting members."

 American city Anaheim will host the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships


US Government to help athletes compete in America following Trump's travel ban

  • Olympics

The United States Government will work with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to ensure athletes and officials from all countries are granted "expedited access" to the nation following travel restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order.

Getty ImagesShould the ban be extended, it could also affect Iranian participation at this year’s World Weightlifting

the case.Iran are also due to host the second edition of the Fajr Cup in Ahvaz from March 4 to 8.USA Weightlifting

Our view at USA Weightlifting is that politics and sport should be separate," the organisation added

Weightlifting provides an excellent opportunity to interact with our fellow nations from all parts of

insidethegames has contacted the International Weightlifting Federation for comment.Britain's Sir Mo


Nick Butler: Los Angeles 2024 has had a bad few days but so have Budapest and Paris

  • Inside the Blogs

The old adage that a "week is a long time in politics", attributed to former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, is often relevant when considering the hustle and bustle of happenings in the Olympic world.

Anaheim in California is also due to host the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships


Sir Mo Farah leads sporting criticism of US immigration restrictions

  • Athletics

Four-time Olympic athletics champion Sir Mo Farah has fiercely criticised United States President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order limiting immigration as the sports world seeks to understand possible consequences.

world governing body for a reaction.Anaheim in California is also due to host the 2017 International Weightlifting



Belarusian weightlifter sanctioned over urine substitution for drug test

  • Weightlifting

Belarus’ Stanislav Chadovich has been handed a four-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation

The sanction came ahead of today’s Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing with the Belarusian Weightlifting

Union and the Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.The Belarusian Weightlifting Union

three or more positive tests following re-analysis of drugs samples would be sanctioned.Four Kazakhstan weightlifting


Russian Weightlifting Federation drop CAS appeal against one-year ban for doping

  • Weightlifting

appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a one-year ban imposed by the International Weightlifting

The case was due to be heard at the CAS headquarters here today but the Russian Weightlifting Federation

suspension introduced for damaging the "integrity" of the sport.It was ruled that the "integrity of the weightlifting

Russia's appeal against a one-year ban imposed by the International Weightlifting Federation for doping

Union and Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan tomorrow.They are also facing one-year

bans following the re-tests from Beijing 2008 and London 2012.Four Kazakhstan weightlifting gold medal


North Korean Olympic Committee elects new President

  • OCA

Kim Il Guk has been elected President of the the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) following an Extraordinary Session.

in the English capital but secured seven in the Brazilian city.Rim Jong-sim won women's 75 kilogram weightlifting


Ghana Weightlifting Federation celebrate awards success

  • Weightlifting

The Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) is celebrating awards success after a strong 2016.

always compare to the likes of Antonio Conte and Pep Guardiola in football, because he is the finest weightlifting

brain-work together with his Technical Committee that we are where we are today," he said.In addition, weightlifting


Two weightlifters implicated in doping scandals receive world records

  • Weightlifting

Two weightlifters to have been implicated in doping scandals have received world records as the sport’s governing body implement two new weight categories.

It follows the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) publishing the 2017 version of the constitution


Chinese President visits IOC to discuss development of sport and Beijing 2022

  • News

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised Beijing 2022 will be a "remarkable, extraordinary and excellent" Games during a visit to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne today.

is no record of them discussing the Chinese doping problems that saw the country stripped of three weightlifting


Eight sports set to challenge UK Sport funding plans for Tokyo 2020

  • Olympics

UK Sport's funding decisions for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo are set to be challenged by eight governing bodies. 

their funding cut entirely for the four-year cycle in November, with archery, badminton, fencing and weightlifting