They are Olympians at opposite ends of the spectrum but the stories of Jesse Owens and Eddie "The Eagle"  Edwards will both hit cinema screens later this year.

impression as Odd Job in the James Bond movie Goldfinger, even though he only won light heavyweight weightlifting

National Federations representing basketball, boxing and weightlifting, football, swimming and volleyball

Basketball, football, swimming and weightlifting bodies have each been told to pay 5,001 dinar (

 Representatives from the Kuwait Boxing and Weightlifting Association have been sanctioned, meanwhile

Brazil’s Parapan American Games champions Maria Rizonaide and Evânio da Silva are among the headline competitors at the 2016 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting World Cup in the Carioca Arena 1.

with a chance to get an understanding of the venue and facilities,” said Pedro Meloni, the Rio 2016 weightlifting

The water in Guanabara Bay will provide an early focus, but sponsorship and logistics are likely ultimately to absorb more of Andy Hunt’s time in his new role as chief executive of World Sailing.

recently based on 2013 income had sailing 11th of 12 such International Federations, marginally below weightlifting

Fitness equipment manufacturer Exertrain will be the title sponsor of the upcoming English Weightlifting

The company, who offer a range of specialist weightlifting products such as bars, dumbbells and platforms

alongside them and all our partners as we aim to deliver another landmark domestic competition,” British Weightlifting

“We are delighted to partner with British Weightlifting at the sport’s first major domestic competition

the very core of everything we do and we’re excited to extend our existing relationship with British Weightlifting

“As the first major domestic competition on the weightlifting calendar in an Olympic year the athletes

Former President of Hungary and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Pál Schmitt has been appointed as the President of the Budapest 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee.

there is support for the bid from across society ©Budapest 2024Honorary IOC member and International Weightlifting

Hosts Egypt dominated the Arab Weightlifting Championships in Sharm El Sheikh, claiming 13 of the 15

Belkhir was the only non-Egyptian winner in women's competition, claiming the 58kg title ©Emirates Weightlifting

Warm and respectful greetings to all members of the world’s weightlifting family: athletes, coaches,

Federation officials, the media and the all-important fans of weightlifting.

With 2015 we have closed a year that can be classified as highly successful from the point of view of weightlifting

Special mention should be given to the appearance of weightlifting at the Commonwealth Youth Games in

The IWF Masters Weightlifting programme carried out significant events on a world scale.Meanwhile, we

and promotional efforts have been stepped up and brought practical effects in raising the standard of weightlifting

Together with the Organising Committee, the IWF will do everything in our power and capacity to make weightlifting

A ceremony has been held in Tehran to mark the 48th anniversary of legendary Iranian wrestler Gholamreza Takhti’s death.

medals in Olympic wrestling, making it the nation's most successful sport at the Games, followed by weightlifting

North Korea is set to face opposition from Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to host the 2017 World Junior Championships, International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer has said today.

city is due to host this year's continental event.Houston in United States, host of last year's World Weightlifting

medallist Sa Jae-hyouk’s career appears to be over after he was handed a 10-year suspension by the Korea Weightlifting

February, suggesting he was ungrateful for the help he has been given by senior members of the Korean weightlifting

Sports Minister Solomon Dalong has called on the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to join the fight against doping by the country’s athletes.

cases came when 16-year-old weightlifter Chika Amalaha was stripped of her Commonwealth Games weightlifting

competing at major events in certain sports because of a poor doping record.In 2001, the International Weightlifting

The New Year offers people across the world the chance to wipe the slate clean and make a fresh start.

power-hungry group, one of the worst aspects of the crisis surrounding athletics in particular - with weightlifting

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has a new champion Tweeter.

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You could understand it if both Louis van Gaal and Lord Sebastian Coe called their respective newsagents and demanded: "Please cancel my papers indefinitely". 

detailing positive tests in numerous sports, from darts to ice hockey, via rowing, boxing, cycling and weightlifting