Angie Palacios claimed a world record to continue a remarkable run of success for a special weightlifting

last month.On the seventh day of competition, it was the first world record here at the International Weightlifting

It was our older brother Javier, who sadly passed away, who got Neisi started in weightlifting," said

 "He passed on his passion to all of us, gave us our love for weightlifting."

, so it was nice to do it here on a big stage," said Sturludottir, 21, who combines weightlifting with

appearances.In the B Group, the American Clarence "CJ" Cummings made his first lift in international weightlifting

made his first lift in global competition since the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games here at the International Weightlifting

Cummings, 23, was a superstar of American weightlifting in his teenage years, winning four junior world

now ©Getty Images“About three or four months ago I told everybody and I got the help I needed.”USA Weightlifting

records in two categories when he moved up to the heaviest weight of his career at the International Weightlifting

two Americans tried to improve their Olympic qualifying prospects on day five of the International Weightlifting

Ancient Olympia in Greece and street events in Lausanne and Jamaica are the latest innovations on the weightlifting

Urban weightlifting had its latest outing in Havana, Cuba, at the weekend where José Quiñones, President

of the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF), said it could feature on the Youth Olympic Games

programme in the future.Next up from July 7 to 9 is a second Swiss street weightlifting event in Lausanne

Federation (EWF) for in its most innovative competition.Urban weightlifting had its latest outing in

an urban sport," he said.Urban weightlifting "can be a format for the Youth Olympic Games", he said.

A weightlifter from Kazakhstan has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance at the Asian Championships in Korea last month.

tested positive for methandienone after winning gold - which he later forfeited - at the International Weightlifting

hands with gold medallist Ruslan Nurudinov on the podium for the men's 109kg category at the Asian Weightlifting

Indonesia’s Eko Yuli Irawan posted the best numbers of his career at the age of 33 at the International Weightlifting

Federation Grand Prix here and is on course to set a weightlifting record for the ages.

finish with gold," Irawan said.He has two young children and said he did not know if they might start weightlifting

Bahrain has been awarded the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships only

Armenia sent political heavyweights to present its bid before the International Weightlifting Federation

day ahead of Armenia and the third candidate Albania.Eshaq Ebrahim Eshaq, President of the Bahrain Weightlifting

Federation and, at 31, the youngest Board member of the Asian Weightlifting Federation, said he was

I'm happy that weightlifting has now joined that list," said Eshaq, a successful businessman."

Last year's Asian Weightlifting Championships in Manama was the first major event hosted by Bahrain ©

Calderon from host nation Cuba moved up the Olympic ranking lists on day three of the International Weightlifting

I am a perfectionist and weightlifting is perfect for me because it always gives you the chance to perfect

Canada's Josee Gallant, a late starter in weightlifting, made the podium for the second time in only

drop down to 49kg and try to qualify for Paris 2024.Most of the people in Truro "have never heard of weightlifting

let out a scream of joy from the spectators' seats when she won gold on day two of the International Weightlifting

It all worked out well," she said.Piron is from a weightlifting family.

Fraer Morrow has become the latest weightlifter to make an extreme weight cut in an effort to boost her chances of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Morrow did before posting her first qualifying total on Thursday, the opening day of the International Weightlifting

university in Brussels, on "incidence and consequences of a strategy for losing weight quickly" in weightlifting

Nsegna is working on a PhD on incidence and consequences of a strategy for losing weight quickly" in weightlifting

because its team of champions and world record holders has not turned up here for the International Weightlifting

whose planned return after an absence of three and a half years was described as "a catastrophe for weightlifting

the Olympic Games for the second time in succession.North Korea, which has won more Olympic medals in weightlifting

men’s 55kg tomorrow, the first day of action in this third Olympic qualifying event.The North Korean Weightlifting

absence.It has not been possible for anybody in the IWF event management team to contact North Korean weightlifting

of medals.The United States has the largest team of 20, one more than Cuba which is hosting a global weightlifting

Iraq have insisted they "expect more" from a sports agreement with Iran after officials in Teheran said they were ready to host Iraqi sports teams and offer training camps.

weightlifter Jafar Salmasi won bronze in the featherweights.Since then, they have won nine medals in weightlifting

Two Turkish weightlifters, one of whom was a junior world champion in 2019, have been provisionally suspended after testing positive for steroids at the European Championships in Armenia in April.

International Testing Agency (ITA), which carries out all anti-doping procedures for the International Weightlifting

Federation (IWF).The news comes within two days of the European Weightlifting Federation’s (EWF) decision

were at fault.Proceedings for tampering against sanctions are ongoing against President of the Turkish Weightlifting

same weight in April under her new name of Nuray Gungor.Turkey has very strong state support for its weightlifting

Mary Theisen Lappen’s remarkable weightlifting journey continues at the Olympic qualifier in Cuba that

Haworth in 2005 – and last year she did it with a personal-best 163 kilograms.At the International Weightlifting

given up a job coaching shot put and discus at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to concentrate on weightlifting

I didn’t have as much potential in track and field as I have in weightlifting - this is more exciting

Mary will definitely coach again, but whether in track and field or weightlifting I don’t know."

My husband Casey was very supportive, he said we could make it work and I went to weightlifting full-time