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Russian weightlifters still waiting for path to Paris as IWF "reviews IOC guidance"

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Weightlifters from Russia and Belarus will have to wait a while longer before learning whether they can join the qualifying pathway for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board discussed the situation at a meeting

the guidance closely in order to determine whether and how it can be applied to weightlifting.Russian weightlifting

Weightlifting was removed from the programme for Los Angeles 2028 after years of doping problems and


Record-breaking win for US CrossFitter Nicholson after taking "a weightlifting track"

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weeks ago, the 16-year-old American Ella Nicholson paused her CrossFit activities and "started out on a weightlifting

 At the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Youth Championships here, Nicholson made

I will stay on the weightlifting track now, for sure, because I think I just qualified for the junior

I'm motivated by all the strong women in weightlifting and CrossFit, I look up to them and want to be

and made 144-173-317.Kiymet, who started in the sport six years ago encouraged by his grandfather, a weightlifting



Pan American title for Canada's Olympic weightlifting champion Charron

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Canada's Olympic champion Maude Charron claimed the Pan American 59 kilograms title in Bariloche, Argentina - despite failing with three of her six lifts.

On a day when Canada was, for once, out of the medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (

up and made five from six in a career-best 143-179-322 to claim victory.Ochiogava made his way into weightlifting

 "He took me to training when I was 11 or 12, persuaded me to try weightlifting and that was it

He is a weightlifting coach and got me started in the sport," said Saulebekov, Kazakhstan's first winner

Amanova made 90-109-199 to finish ahead of an Ecuadorian from an even more illustrious weightlifting



IWF's Jalood hails "Tokyo effect" as Olympic medallists inspire youngsters

  • Weightlifting

The "Tokyo effect" is persuading Governments to put more money into weightlifting and is inspiring a

new generation of youngsters in the sport, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President

Turkmenistan athlete in any sport to win an Olympic medal and Mirabai Chanu gained India's best result in weightlifting

Weightlifting is the number one sport in the Philippines for Government support because Hidilyn won in

In Turkmenistan also, weightlifting is number one because of Polina Guryeva."

India too - after Mirabai's medal there is more money for weightlifting, they are developing well."

youth world records in winning the men's 55kg.Duong has made only 11 attempts in his international weightlifting


A world champion at 12 - Canadian makes weightlifting history

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A 12-year-old girl from Canada made her mark by becoming the youngest medallist in international weightlifting

made five good lifts in winning the women’s 40 kilograms title on the opening day of the International Weightlifting

I know weightlifting is not the most popular sport, but my friends at school think it’s pretty cool that

Emily Ibanez Guerrero, who lifts in the 55kg category, and she has never looked back after switching to weightlifting

behind Delos Santos and made 88-112-200.Both the 15-year-old Philippines medallists went straight into weightlifting




Colombia weightlifting team out of Pan American Championships after cash dispute

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Colombia, the strongest team entered in the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, has withdrawn two

medallist due to make a comeback after injury and six other medallists from the 2022 International Weightlifting

city Bariloche, in Argentina, where the Championships run from March 25 until April 2.Pan American Weightlifting

the star names due to compete in Argentina ©Getty ImagesGustavo Malgor, President of the Argentina Weightlifting

Committee in Bariloche, said: "According to comments by Mr William Peña (President of the Colombian Weightlifting

Dealing in cash caused a lot of trouble for weightlifting in the past, and this demand is not only very



Eleiko offers to host weightlifting refugee team for training camp

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The equipment manufacturer Eleiko has offered to support the International Weightlifting Federation's

Weightlifting can be used to help support people under difficult circumstances and bring people closer

refugee team, to make its first appearance at the World Championships.Sperl, President of the German Weightlifting

chosen for the IWF refugee team by a working party under Sperl's leadership, probably next week.Norway's weightlifting

offered to host the team at its training centre in Halmstad, where its production of barbells and other weightlifting

hosts Sweden's national team, also has an elite training programme in partnership with the Swedish Weightlifting


"Life ban" weightlifting coach returns for Saudi Arabia - and Iran appoints Olympic champion

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Saudi Arabia and Iran have both appointed new national head coaches as their weightlifting teams prepare

support from those who knew him, he said.Among them was Mohammed Alharbi, President of the Saudi Arabia Weightlifting

Federation and an Executive Board member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)."

Mr Alharbi, contacted me directly and offered me the idea of returning once again to train the Saudi weightlifting

said.London 2012 Olympic champion Navab Nasirshelal has been named the new head coach of the Iranian national weightlifting



Russian weightlifters path to Paris 2024 unclear after European Championships exclusion

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Weightlifters from Russia and Belarus will not be able to join the Olympic qualifying pathway to Paris 2024 at their own Continental Championships in Armenia next month.

now pinned on being accepted into the Asian Championships in South Korea in May or the International Weightlifting

those is an official IWF competition.A group of Russian competitors took part last week in a women-only weightlifting

preliminary stage but none made it on to the final list of 346 names released today by the European Weightlifting

71kg.Italian Olympic bronze medallist Antonino Pizzolato will make his return from injury at the European Weightlifting