This year's delayed 140th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in the Indian city of Mumbai is due to take place from October 15 to 17, it has been announced today.

2028 is expected to be finalised at the Session in Mumbai, with three long-standing sports in boxing, weightlifting

relationship with the IOC under Russian President Umar Kremlev have brought the sport to the brink, while weightlifting

A weightlifter from Kazakhstan who was found to have used other athletes’ urine samples for anti-doping tests is contesting a decision that cost him an Olympic gold medal.

Nijat Rahimov produced one of the biggest shocks in weightlifting this century when he broke a world

because of his cheating.Lu Xiaojun of China was promoted from second to first place by the International Weightlifting

is in line for a bronze medal if Rahimov's disqualification is confirmed ©Getty ImagesThe Kazakhstan Weightlifting

He currently works as an assistant for his National Federation, the Thailand Amateur Weightlifting Association

Russia has agreed a partnership project with the Indian Weightlifting Federation and has entered a maximum

team of four into a women-only weightlifting competition in Iran.

This week Maxim Agapitov, the Russian Weightlifting Federation President, is in India to meet his counterpart

of the visit of Agapitov is to implement a joint sports development programme and project to enhance weightlifting

event this year.Sajjad Anoushiravani, who is hoping to be elected permanent President of the Iranian Weightlifting

Maxim Agapitov, the Russian Weightlifting Federation President, is in India to meet his counterpart Sahdev

Yadav ©Russian Weightlifting FederationBoth developments highlight the difference in attitude towards

Geelong’s Deputy Mayor Anthony Aitken has warned that the Australian city "cannot afford" to fund the staging of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria due to growing financial pressures.

Geelong is set to host swimming, Para swimming, diving, triathlon, Para triathlon, weightlifting, Para

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced plans for the creation of a refugees team

refugees was first raised last October by Florian Sperl, a Board member who is President of the German Weightlifting

Gonzalo Barrio, project manager of the IOC refugee team.The IWF Refugee Team was the brainchild of German Weightlifting

is the first step to something bigger, the chance to really welcome refugees into the international weightlifting

Marciano Norman, head of the National Sports Council (KONI) in Indonesia, claims that his country are capable of reaching the top 30 in the medals table at the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

Indonesia's four leading sports are badminton, weightlifting, archery and shooting, which Norman expects

Olympic champions led the way as weightlifters around the world marked the anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict with a "lift for peace" campaign.

their lifts.Both women won gold in Tokyo at the Olympic Games and both are members of the International Weightlifting

InstagramA post shared by IWF Athlete Commission (@iwf.ac)Eshaq Ebrahim Eshaq, President of the Bahrain Weightlifting

Federation and an Executive Board member of the Asian Weightlifting Federation, also took part."

We are calling on all athletes, officials and members of our weightlifting communities to participate

Igor Son from Kazakhstan will keep his bronze medal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games despite being banned from the sport for eight years.

Zacarias Bonnat of Dominican Republic and the triple Olympic champion Lu Xiaojun of China.The Kazakhstan Weightlifting

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

the IWF website, which covers doping violations since 2003.Lu, who at 37 became the oldest Olympic weightlifting

Newly elected Executive Committee members of the Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) joined a virtual orientation where the strategic objective "ensuring stakeholders support and loyalty" was discussed, as suggested by the Olympic Solidarity.

Sunday (February 26).Eight national sports federations attended the first session, including the Lesotho Weightlifting

Karateka Sanad Sufyani has been named Saudi Arabia's male sportsperson of the year while taekwondo athlete Donia Abu Talib won the female sportsperson award as the Saudi Arabia Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) celebrated a successful year of sport.

the Saudi Games, to be chosen as Most Promising Female Athlete.The formal contract for the 2023 World Weightlifting

evaluated for technical and operational excellence.Meanwhile, the formal contract for the 2023 World Weightlifting

Championships was signed by International Weightlifting Federation President Muhammad Al-Jaloud Al-Shammari

and Saudi Weightlifting Federation President Muhammad Al-Harbi.The event is scheduled to begin in Riyadh

Russia and Belarus have collectively entered 65 athletes for the European Weightlifting Championships

qualifying competition before the middle of June.They missed the first qualifier, the 2022 International Weightlifting

rules - before qualifying finishes in April next year.Antonio Conflitti, President of the European Weightlifting

the IOC, should it make one in their favour before the final entries deadline of March 15.European Weightlifting

depending on precise dates for the Grand Prix, which have yet to be fixed.The head coach of Russia’s weightlifting

Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (COE) President Jorge Delgado has begun the year by updating National Federations on initiatives being undertaken by the organisation.

Ecuador, I do highlight it and I congratulate you on this initiative," said President of the Ecuadorian Weightlifting

basketball, handball, baseball, bowling, diving, canoeing, soccer, gymnastics, field hockey, karate, weightlifting

This Friday (February 24) will mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Belarus allowing additional access via its border.

citing a desire to protect participants' wellbeing and the integrity of the event.The International Weightlifting

The American Olympic medallist Lee James, one of his nation’s top weightlifters in the 1970s, has died aged 69.

, where he lived with his wife Lori.James had two sons, two daughters and several grandchildren.USA Weightlifting

chief executive Matt Sicchio said, "Lee James’ life story includes an important and inspiring weightlifting

represented our great nation both in the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division and on the 1976 US Olympic weightlifting

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and the members of the weightlifting community he inspired

Raising the global profile of weightlifting, and especially its athletes, is the aim of the International

Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) newly-appointed communications manager, Pedro Adrega.

Which better sport symbolises the 'Stronger' part of this slogan than weightlifting?"