Live TV coverage, shorter competitions and an app that tells you all you need to know are key features of German weightlifting’s "Agenda 2028" project to modernise the sport and make it more attractive to a wider audience.

The German Weightlifting Federation (BVDG), which wants to host international events, is aiming for a

league that began in 1964).Crowds enjoy the action at the 2022 Bundesliga weightlifting event ©German

Weightlifting FederationSperl, 35, who lifted at national championships and in the second division of

By the end, we had 70 steps for the future of German weightlifting."

This week Sperl had an important meeting that could lead to weightlifting being shown live on national

The Paris 2024 venue for badminton, Para badminton, rhythmic gymnastics and Para weightlifting is now

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Oceania director Amanda Jenkins has predicted that  basketball and 3x3 competitions at the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands will provide "very high quality and the very best event possible."

technical delegate Graeme Ireland has just begun his own visit to venues.Officials from taekwondo and weightlifting

New dates have been announced for weightlifting competition at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, to create

a bigger gap between the Asian Games weightlifting competition and the International Weightlifting Federation

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the event acting as a qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympics.During an Asian Weightlifting

agreed to coordinate with Hangzhou 2022 organisers to avoid an overlap.The dates of the Asian Games weightlifting

competitions have been switched to create a bigger gap with the 2023 World Championships ©IWFNew dates for weightlifting

have now been set as September 30 to October 7.The AWF described the agreement to switch the dates of weightlifting

The Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation has created a platform to allow individuals to make voluntary

The "Tekan" platform aims to encourage private sector involvement in the development of weightlifting

of the biggest countries in the world in weightlifting.Individuals can choose between more than 20 weightlifting

young people and a contributor to the Olympic Movement.Azerbaijan has never won an Olympic medal in weightlifting

violations since Beijing 2008.It lost some of its qualification places for Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.Weightlifting

changing the culture of a sport that has been dogged by doping and corruption scandals.The International Weightlifting

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been asked to step aside by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, while an investigation into sexual harassment allegations made against him is active.

look into the accusations.This group included boxing great Mary Kom, archer Dola Banerjee and Indian Weightlifting

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has formed a seven-person committee to look into the sexual harassment allegations made by athletes against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

, Usha has created a group which consists of boxing great Mary Kom, archer Dola Banerjee and Indian Weightlifting

The challenge facing Palestine sport topped he agenda at a meeting between Jibril Rajoub, President of the Palestine Olympic Committee (POC), and his counterpart  at the the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mustapha Berraf.

made up of three men and two women who competed in four disciplines - athletics, judo, swimming and weightlifting

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has emphasised the need to "properly organise" preparations for next year's Olympics and Paralympic Games in Paris.

in wrestling for Armenia ©Getty ImagesArmenian athletes have won a total of 18 medals, in wrestling, weightlifting

the re-arranged 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, Armenia won two silver medals in wrestling and weightlifting

Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham Tolentino has targeted sending a larger team to represent the country at next year's Olympic Games in Paris compared to Tokyo 2020.

winning its first-ever gold medal at the Games through Hidilyn Diaz in the women's under-55 kilograms weightlifting

USA Weightlifting has confirmed Nick Maietta as its new chair of the Board, with Shameeka Quallo joining

supporting our athletes in achieving excellence and supporting a diverse and inclusive community of weightlifting

I am extremely excited to work with Nick and Shameeka in their new officer positions," said USA Weightlifting

previously served in these roles, and look forward to building on their legacy as we continue to push USA Weightlifting

Sicchio replaced Phil Andrews as USA Weightlifting chief executive last year, who departed to take up

Early figures indicate that 1.5 billion people tuned in to watch the final of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar while the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020 was watched by more than three billion people worldwide. Sport has the ability to command a great deal of attention and the ability to bring people together.

 Tamás Aján, the former head of the International Weightlifting Federation, was charged by the International

As a result of scandals in the organisation, weightlifting competition has been blocked from the Los

working for weightlifters from around the world after joining the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting

through on its promise and implements this,"said Osei, a dual Ghana-Britain national who works as a weightlifting

good to have such a diverse group on the Board… it will help us to focus on growth and development of weightlifting

A combination of unusual circumstances has led to a 37-year-old Masters athlete from Northern Ireland becoming the first British weightlifter to appear on the international doping sanctions list this century.

positive for ostarine in 2017 was a national case involving UK Anti-Doping rather than the International Weightlifting

which can lead to further sanctions if there are three or more in a given period.Disruption to the weightlifting

all athletes" ©Matthew CurtainWhen competitions were cancelled during the pandemic, the Commonwealth Weightlifting

In a debate which seems set to occupy much of this pre-Olympic year, the sporting world remains divided over whether to welcome back athletes from Russia despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Exeter refused to recognise the Asian Games.The International Swimming Federation and the International Weightlifting