German Weightlifting Federation (BVDG) President Christian Baumgartner has been unanimously re-elected

Baumgartner, who is also a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board

That was an important aspect contributing to the positive image of German weightlifting nationally and

Germany last won an Olympic medal in weightlifting at Beijing 2008, where Matthias Steiner claimed men

Newly elected Polish Weightlifting Federation (PWF) Mariusz Jędra has vowed to "clean up" the sport in

PWF from 2006 to 2012, was eliminated after the first round with 16.According to the International Weightlifting

Jędra promised to “make significant changes to PWF, especially to recreate a positive image of Polish weightlifting

re-testing of old samples.He quit his role as President of the PWF due to a backlash in the country, where weightlifting

Kimmo Kuukasjärvi has been elected President of the Finnish Weightlifting Federation (FWF) after he beat

Executive Board, while Eero Oja and Taisto Kuoppala were appointed deputy members.The International Weightlifting

Indonesia’s two Olympic silver medal-winning weightlifters from Rio 2016 have been awarded free houses by their national governing body.

The Indonesian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) promised the gesture to Eko Yuli Irawan and Sri Wahyuni

I found myself guilty of hypocrisy in my reactions to two different sporting issues last week.

surely have anticipated a parallel being drawn.Then came the bombshell that archery, badminton, fencing, weightlifting

strove to hold off China on the medals table.And, if UK Sport had decided to divert more funding into weightlifting

In a break between contests at the European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Eilat, a two-year-old

I wanted to help because weightlifting is not just my job, it’s my life."

The world needs Russian weightlifting."

Which weightlifting school is the strongest? The Russian school."

Is there a threat of funding cuts for the Russian Weightlifting Federation?"

Weightlifting is an important sport and we are proud of it.

The Presidents of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC) and the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC) have signed a bilateral co-operation agreement in Taipei.

wrestling coaches having previously worked in Taipei.Chinese Taipei's Hsu Shu-ching won women's 53kg weightlifting

Last Friday (December 9), we at UK Sport announced our investment decisions for Tokyo 2020 alongside our challenging ambition to deliver more medals and medallists in Japan.

Tokyo in five sports that we invested in for their Rio potential which are archery, badminton, fencing, weightlifting

Ursula Garza Papandrea has been re-elected President of USA Weightlifting after she was installed as

“The removal was done without cause pursuant to USA Weightlifting bylaws which allow for either with

to become a member of the IWF Executive Board ©IWFPapandrea, who has a long history in the sport of weightlifting

coach before embarking on a career in administration, is also seeking a place on the International Weightlifting

with Canada’s Moira Lassen currently the sole female representative on the Executive Board.The USA Weightlifting

President is leading the preparations for the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships after Anaheim stepped

Weightlifting bodies in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia are scheduled to attend Court of Arbitration for

According to a calendar of hearings posted on the CAS website, a Russian Weightlifting Federation appeal

will be heard on January 26.Hearings with the Belarusian Weightlifting Union and Weightlifting Federation

of the Republic of Kazakhstan are scheduled for the following day.International Weightlifting Federation

 Four Kazakhstan weightlifting gold medal winners at London 2012 failed drugs tests, including two-time

levels...therefore an appropriate sanction was applied in order to preserve the status of the sport".Weightlifting

FIFA has today become the 36th International Federation (IF) to sign a co-operation agreement with the Olympic Channel, marking an end to an extensive period of negotiations between the two organisations.

FederationInternational Table Tennis FederationInternational Tennis FederationInternational Triathlon UnionInternational Weightlifting

Richard McLaren’s 144-page report on Russian doping published last week was exactly what some sporting bodies have spent the past five months publicly calling for but privately hoping would never emerge: a smorgasbord of evidence implicating thousands of athletes which was damning yet also meticulous. In short, irrefutable proof that the world’s largest country was cheating not only to the level alleged, but to an even greater extent.

raises concerns with regard to some countries, in particular Russia, and to some sports, in particular weightlifting

Was it mere coincidence that UK Sport chose last Friday, the day when the media was hungry to hear the latest revelations about Russian cheats, to announce its funding plans for the next Olympic cycle?

like rowing, modern pentathlon and equestrianism.The sports that have lost out are badminton, archery, weightlifting

exception of badminton which claimed a bronze, it is tough luck and goodbye.This is particularly harsh on weightlifting

inexplicably tough on its most promising British talent, the Yorkshire teenager Rebekah Tiler.Yes, weightlifting

on a pure money-for-medals basis, it is perhaps understandable.Rebekah Tiler is a fine prospect in weightlifting

Belarus has become a signatory of the Council of Europe’s Additional Protocol to the Anti-Doping Convention as they aim to tackle an issue which has plagued a number of sports in the country.

Winter Olympics in the South Korean resort.Belarus have also had their doping problems, particularly in weightlifting

and canoeing.International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Tamas Ajan gave a “guarantee” that

month that they would significantly increase the amount of testing done in weightlifting.He described weightlifting

“We need to encourage coaches in weightlifting and also other sports to pay more attention to the fight

The biggest star of the show duly delivered when Lasha Talakhadze easily added the European Under-23 super-heavyweight title to a list of achievements that includes Olympic and World Championship gold, and a world record.

“I feel deep inside that weightlifting is in my genes, and I am looking forward to achieving more,” he

“Since the Olympics there has been a big increase in the popularity of weightlifting, and the number

become the first Dutch Olympic weightlifter since 1968, when Piet van der Kruk qualified in shot put and weightlifting