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IOC releases first neutrals list with 25 Russian and Belarusian athletes

  • Summer Olympics

With an ample majority of wrestlers and the stellar presence of road cyclist Aleksandr Vlasov and Olympic trampoline champion Ivan Litvinovich among the featured admissions for the Paris 2024 Games, the International Olympic Committee also included taekwondo as whole, albeit with no specific names.

countries' armies.An IOC Committee panel judged if said athletes from cycling, gymnastics, taekwondo, weightlifting


Nationality changes approved in Paris: Spain gains two, banned Russia loses two

  • Olympics

Spain leads the way in nationality changes approved by the IOC with two footballers, while Russia (which is banned from participating in these Games as such) loses two of its own. The IOC also approved 7 other changes ahead of the world's biggest multi-sport event, which begins in 40 days' time.

canoeing) from New Zealand to Samoa; Colin Heathcock (fencing) from Germany to the USA; Gor Minasyan (weightlifting

to Bahrain; Richard Murray (triathlon) from South Africa to the Netherlands; Lesman Paredes Montano (weightlifting


Massive participation in the BRICS Games in Kazan

  • Latest

The BRICS Games are an annual gathering of the eight-nation BRICS intergovernmental organisation, now in its fifth edition in Kazan, Russia, with participants from 89 countries, after the last one was held in the South African city of Durban in 2023.

Karate, Kurash, Horse Racing, Rowing, Sambo, Skateboard, Synchronised Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting


Paris 2024: Anti-doping services ready for thousands of tests

  • Paris 2024

Preparations for anti-doping measures at the Paris Olympic Games have been underway for months, with over 1,000 personnel dedicated to testing approximately 4,000 athletes during the competition. These efforts adhere closely to the guidelines set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

who may report suspicious practices.These measures are particularly prevalent in specific sports like weightlifting


Paris 2024: France builds huge army camp to house security forces

  • Paris 2024

To accommodate the thousands of soldiers responsible for ensuring the safety of the Paris Olympics, France is constructing the largest mainland army camp since World War II at a rapid pace.

features rooms accommodating up to 18 soldiers, plumbing connected to Paris networks, and a gym for weightlifting


Paris 2024: Swimmer Cameron McEvoy secures place at fourth Olympics

  • Swimming

Revitalised sprinter Cameron McEvoy is poised to make history in Paris after booking his spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with an impressive 50m freestyle performance on Wednesday night. The 30-year-old will be the first male Australian swimmer to compete in four Olympics.

McEvoy became a student of diverse sports such as track sprinting, javelin throwing, weightlifting, gymnastics


Team Belgium announces third selection for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (COIB) has revealed its third batch of athletes chosen to compete in the upcoming Paris Olympic Games this summer. This selection includes 24 athletes, comprising 10 women and 14 men.

Neisser Loyola - Sword Artistic Gymnastics  Maellyse Brassart - All-around Individual Weightlifting

eleven sports: athletics, rowing, badminton, boxing, canoe kayak sprint, fencing, artistic gymnastics, weightlifting


Qatar welcomes Palestinian star Mohammed Hamada

  • Olympics

Qatar has welcomed weightlifting star Mohammed Hamada to the kingdom, with the aim of helping him gear

ago, he finished with a score of 137-173-310.Mohammed Hamada (L) his coach, Mohamed Al Mana (Qatar Weightlifting

the Gulf State, Hamada was welcomed by IWF President Mohammed Jalood, the President of the Asian Weightlifting

We are a weightlifting family, and we do this as a family, helping one of its members,” concluded Mr

I used some of the facilities, and I must say that the work of the Qatar Weightlifting Federation


The Qatar Olympic Committee is now 45 years of age

  • Olympics

A ceremony at the Fairmont Hotel, attended by QOC President H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, celebrated nearly five decades of progress and achievement. Special recognition was given to Mohamed Suleiman, Qatar's first Olympic medallist, who won bronze in the 1,500 metres at Barcelona '92.

Asaad Saeed Saif won Qatar's bronze medal in the 105kg weightlifting competition.


Olivia Reeves to lead USA weightlifting team at Paris 2024 Olympics

  • Paris 2024

Talented youngsters Olivia Reeves and Hampton Morris head the United States' five-strong weightlifting

USA Weightlifting announced on Friday that its five athletes - one shy of the maximum three lifters per

talented and well-placed team and I’m excited to bring each of them to Paris,” said Mike Gattone, USA Weightlifting

It's historic for USA Weightlifting to bring that much depth into the Olympics.

🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/oKAATOivtJ— USA Weightlifting (@USWeightlifting) May 24, 2024The United States won

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Hong Kong weightlifting head resigns after Taiwan 'country' gaffe

  • Weightlifting

The head of a Hong Kong sports association resigned on Friday after making a gaffe that the government lambasted as potentially violating the "one-China" principle in reference to Taiwan, Agence France-Presse reported Friday. The Hong Kong government follows Beijing's orthodoxy that the self-ruled island of Taiwan is part of Chinese territory, to be reunited one day —by force if necessary.

Josephine Ip, chairperson of the Hong Kong, China Weightlifting and Powerlifting Association, was criticised

adding that local sports officials would investigate.Josephine Ip Wing-yu, chairwoman of #HongKong's Weightlifting

contents of public speech.… pic.twitter.com/NSF3uWAzcH— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) May 24, 2024The weightlifting


Breaking records at Paris 2024: The dream of many, achievement of a few

  • Paris 2024

From the swimming pool to the ever-improving athletics track, from the climbing wall to the basketball hoop or the football pitch in the various French stadiums, the Paris 2024 Games, which begin at the end of July, could see many records broken.

Thompson-Herah (21.53) and Gabrielle Thomas (21.60) are also within striking distance of the historic record.In weightlifting

This was the first time in 55 years that an American had set a world record in the senior weightlifting


IWF President in Baku to enhance weightlifting development in Azerbaijan

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Mohammed Jalood was this week in Azerbaijan

, where he had the opportunity to discuss new ways of developing weightlifting in the country with the

Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov, and representatives of the Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee and Weightlifting

IWF"All authorities are quite enthusiastic about this project, as they want to elevate the level of weightlifting

are already quite encouraging, but the sport and political officials are determined to develop a new weightlifting


IOC launches "1 in 100 Million" ahead of Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

In support of the Refugee Olympic Team's journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has unveiled the "1 in 100 Million" initiative.

Cindy Ngamba (boxing), Dorsa Yavarivafa (badminton), and Ramiro Mora (weightlifting), as well as Refugee

athletics, badminton, boxing, breaking, canoeing, cycling, judo, sport shooting, swimming, taekwon-do, weightlifting


Torch Relay Stage 5: The magic number for Millau, Sète and Montpellier

  • Paris 2024

Still on the Mediterranean coast, the Paris 2024 Olympic Torch visited a new region on Monday. With no clouds in the sky, the torch illuminated the main towns of Millau, Sète and Montpellier, all of which are located in the southern part of the Occitania region. 

 The city centre of Montpellier hosted a team relay of 24 torchbearers organised by the Weightlifting