The weightlifting Federations of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia will be suspended for one year in the

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) took the decision on the opening day of its Executive

week, it was confirmed that Kazakhstan's Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin was one of three weightlifting

following the re-analysis of samples by the IOC.This came after the news that all four Kazakhstan weightlifting

 Kazakhstan's Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin was one of three weightlifting medallists from Beijing

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has agreed in principle to introduce an additional

, now looks set to bring parity between the two sexes.As early as 1987, there were official World Weightlifting

Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin is one of three weightlifting medallists from Beijing 2008 to have failed

Earlier this month, it was confirmed that all four Kazakhstan weightlifting gold medal winners at

while in the Beijing 2008 equivalent he has tested positive for the latter of the two.The International Weightlifting

under 85kg.Zairov, who was sanctioned by the IWF for doping violations following last year’s World Weightlifting

Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Richard Pound believes suspending the entire Russian team from Rio 2016 would be "not impossible" if allegations of state-sponsored doping at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games are proven next month.

discussions are expected.Russia could also be stripped of two Olympic quota places at an International Weightlifting

Australia’s Olympic TV network, 7Olympics, has just put out a short clip of footage from the London 2012 Olympics featuring home race walker Jared Tallent en route to his eventual golden glory in the 50km race walk - eventual in the sense that he had to wait until June 17, 2016, 1,405 days later, to claim the medal originally won by Sergey Kirdyapkin.

infractions have caused the re-allocation in medals across a wide range of events, including athletics, weightlifting

Any prospect of Russian athletics competitors competing under their own flag at Rio 2016 appears to have ended after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the eligibility of athletes in any international competition is a matter for the respective world governing body.

And I also anticipate that the International Weightlifting Federation will be taking a serious look at

Weightlifting is another sport where Russia could face restrictions at Rio 2016 after doping failures

the likes of Aleksei Lovchev ©Getty ImagesDiscussions are due to take place during an International Weightlifting

We will discover over the next few days what Thomas Bach really thinks “zero tolerance" on doping should look like. 

remember Bach calling an emergency teleconference of the IOC Executive Board last year after Bulgaria's weightlifting

Russian Weightlifting Federation President Sergey Syrtsov has been named as the chairman of the European

Weightlifting Federation’s (EWF) Anti-Doping Commission at their Executive Board meeting in Istanbul

believed to have received four-year bans.All cases are expected to be concluded by the International Weightlifting

All four Kazakhstan weightlifting gold medal winners at London 2012 have failed doping tests following

spanning five countries - all in Eastern Europe or Central Asia - have been confirmed by the International Weightlifting

A damning report has been published today by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which has cast further doubt on whether Russia's ban should be lifted by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in time for the country to compete at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 

were therefore unable to gain access to some key Olympic qualification events, including National Weightlifting

specific cases, two cyclists had not been seen at their whereabouts location for over a year, while one weightlifting

An International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) delegaton led by director general Attila Adamfi has visited

Weightlifting is not one of the sports where the most serious concerns have been raised ahead of the

Riocentro venue which will also house badminton, boxing and table tennis competitions.This came after a weightlifting

Furthermore in the weightlifting hall the competition stage is in its place and already waiting for the

Preparation work is ongoing at the Rio 2016 Riocentro weightlifting venue in the Olympic Park ©IWFIssues

The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) have erected a billboard to thank sponsors who are supporting the country’s largest ever Olympic delegation.

to an Olympic Games.Fiji have also qualified athletes in archery, judo, shooting, table tennis and weightlifting

Nauru’s Marcus Stephen has been re-elected President of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation (OWF) at

In 1989, the Nauru Weightlifting Federation had also been set-up so that Stephen could represent the

left), pictured here with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (centre) and Oceania Weightlifting

Russian weightlifters Marina Shainova and Nadezhda Evstyukhina are each set to be stripped of medals won at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after their B-samples also tested positive following re-analysis,

targeted re-analysis of Beijing 2008 samples, with a further 23 emerging at London 2012.The International Weightlifting

Two reigning Olympic weightlifting champions from Kazakhstan have reportedly tested positive following

Zulfiya Chinshanlo's London 2012 sample tested positive after re-analysis ©Getty ImagesThe International Weightlifting