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International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Tamás Aján has officially declared open the 2015

World Weightlifting Championships here tonight.

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Lima will host the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships, it has been

 The World Weightlifting Championships are the IWF's flagship event ©Getty ImagesThe 2015 event

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The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board has banned Bulgaria from competing

banned for 18 months as they were already suspended for doping.Bulgaria has won a total of 36 Olympic weightlifting

 The Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation was temporarily stripped of its licence due to doping among

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A top international boxing official has denied an allegation that he “would not permit” a Togolese boxer to undergo a routine anti-doping test at the recent All-Africa Games in Brazzaville. 

ineffective from the start” and “chaotic and unorganised”.Eight unidentified competitors – in the sports of weightlifting

Iranian super heavyweight Behdad Salimi has been ruled out of the World Weightlifting Championships

Salimi’s injury marks a second major blow for the Iranian Weightlifting Federation ahead of the World

at the World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, last year.The 2015 edition of the International Weightlifting

ChampionshipsAugust 2015: Eleiko Sports to create American flag-themed equipment for World Weightlifting

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Kuwait has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2019 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Games - despite the country's suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

with athletics, football, basketball, table tennis, handball, bowling, karate, swimming, goalball, weightlifting

The World Combat Games and the World Mind Games could be resurected following discussions during the SportAccord International Federations (IF) Forum here, insidethegames understands.

withdrew its hosting rights after boxing, taekwondo and wrestling had all pulled out, with fencing and weightlifting

Around 100 sportspeople are due to be offered jobs at a hotel as part of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee’s (CTOC) athlete career programme, it has been announced.

claimed two medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games as Hsu Shu-ching took silver in the women’s 53kg weightlifting

There is "no doubt" artistic gymnastics will be included on the sports programme for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban, International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) secretary general André Gueisbuhler has told insidethegames.

cycling, hockey, judo, lawn bowls, netball, rugby sevens, shooting, squash, table tennis, triathlon, weightlifting

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has claimed he is "more determined than ever to rebuild this sport and restore trust" following the scandal involving his predecessor Lamine Diack, who allegedly accepted cash to cover up positive doping cases involving Russian athletes.

followed-up properly; and that some athletes in other sports, including biathlon, cycling, skiing and weightlifting

Erick Thohir, the businessman who is President of football giants Inter Milan, has been elected chairman of the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) to replace the country's International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Rita Subowo.

Olympic gold medals, all in badminton, but its only medals at London 2012 were a silver and a bronze in weightlifting

Durban 2022 chief executive Tubby Reddy has claimed they will not go “beyond their budget” to include artistic gymnastics and track cycling on the sport programme for the Commonwealth Games, denting the hopes of both sports.

cycling, hockey, judo, lawn bowls, netball, rugby sevens, shooting, squash, table tennis, triathlon, weightlifting

The final list of entries for next month’s World Weightlifting Championships has been revealed, with

Ruslan Albegov, the 105kg champion, is also expected to feature.The 2015 edition of the International Weightlifting

Championships.pdf.Related storiesAugust 2015: Eleiko Sports to create American flag-themed equipment for World Weightlifting

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