at the Qatar Cup and West Asian Championships here today it will mark the start of his 75th year in weightlifting

in California for nearly half a century but is better known - as "Baba Harry" - throughout the Arab weightlifting

centre in Tehran.He is an honorary vice-president of the Armenian Weightlifting Federation, and was

an Executive Board member of the Asian Weightlifting Federation for 12 years until 2014."

I was nearly killed because I beat a guy at weightlifting," Tchobanian said in Doha."

But weightlifting has been my life… I had trouble but I had good times, and I still love to see young

The Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) Executive Council has met for the first time under the Presidency of newest incumbent PT Usha.

Paris Olympics 2024. pic.twitter.com/6KTHN9cau0— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) December 27, 2022Indian Weightlifting

Nigerian taekwondo athlete Bright Kolade has set his sights on gold at next year's African Games in Accra following his triumph at the National Sports Festival in Asaba.

competitions are due to be held at the Borteyman Sports Complex along with aquatics, football, judo, weightlifting

Former European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) secretary general Marino Ercolani Casadei has died at

Coubertin Medal by the International Olympic Committee in 2003.He was honoured at the International Weightlifting

Casadei had already been inducted into the IWF Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 2004, and received a Gold

The European Weightlifting Federation extends its heartfelt condolences to Mr Casadei’s family, the San

Marino Weightlifting Federation, and loved ones," a statement read."

Marino will be sorely missed, and the weightlifting family will remember him with love and respect."

Mihaly 'Mike' Huszka, who has died aged 89 in Texas, began his international weightlifting career for

 He registered three separate teams at a time when women’s weightlifting was in its infancy."

My father looked at the weightlifting community as one big team," said Attila Huszka, the younger of

Huszka first learned about weightlifting from a friend when he worked in his father’s grain mill, and

One thing was clear about the man: he loved weightlifting."

At heart he was always an uncomplicated person who loved weightlifting."

Lu Xiaojun says he has never cheated in his 24-year weightlifting career and will "prove my innocence

The triple Olympic champion from China, arguably the biggest name in weightlifting in the 21st century

completely against my values".Lu, one of only five athletes to have won three Olympic gold medals in weightlifting

is serious in its intent to combat doping - Lu and the Chinese Weightlifting Association (CWA) have

I love weightlifting very much, and I have won all results clean."

We reiterate that we will, as always, maintain the cleanliness and purity of weightlifting."

Lu Xiaojun, one of the biggest names in weightlifting and one of only five athletes to have won three

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

Federation (IWF).At Tokyo last year, Lu became the oldest Olympic weightlifting champion of all time

age of 37.Seven of China's team of eight won gold medals in Tokyo, the best performance in Olympic weightlifting

Lu is the third weightlifting medallist from Tokyo to have been provisionally suspended for doping this

insidethegames has contacted the Chinese Weightlifting Association for comment.

The Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games Organising Committee has put out a request for interested parties to help supply and deliver sporting equipment for the event.

swimming, triathlon, archery, hockey, rugby, football, athletics, golf, judo, taekwondo, bodybuilding, weightlifting

International Olympic Committee (IOC) refugee team, are among the 10 elected members of the International Weightlifting

refugee team said: "This is a historical election and a new beginning for athletes having a voice in weightlifting

: "It has been encouraging to see such strong engagement and commitment to shaping a new future for weightlifting

The South Paris Arena 6 and Lille's Stade Pierre-Mauroy have been confirmed as the handball venues for the 2024 Olympic Games in the French capital.

France.It is due to stage the preliminary phases of the Paris 2024 competitions and is also hosting weightlifting

Ghana’s Government has given the green light for contractors to complete construction of the facilities being built for the 2023 African Games in Accra.

Games ©Accra 2023Among the sports the Complex is set to stage is aquatics, football, judo, taekwondo, weightlifting

This year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have been been hailed for a major role  helping helped the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) recover almost 18  months of closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NEC hosted badminton, boxing, netball,weightlifting Para-power lifting, table tennis and Para table

tennis during the Games.The netball, where Australia regained their title, and weightlifting, praised

for its atmosphere by International Weightlifting Federation Mohammed Jalood, were particularly successful

Canada's team of 17 athletes was one of the biggest at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF

There is still the mentality in Canada that weightlifting is a doping sport."

Slowly but surely weightlifting is becoming like soccer, athletes are being traded."

You can build weightlifting to become a much bigger sport."

I've been involved 20 years in Canadian weightlifting."Is it better now?

Weightlifting Canada about a year and a half ago."

Nick Varbanov, son of the one of the world's great weightlifters, is planning a return to competition after a break of more than three years but he has not committed to becoming an international lifter for Canada, where he lives.

Canadian weightlifting cannot fall back on the funding enjoyed in other countries ©Getty ImagesSupport

week.Twelve of Canada's 17-strong team had to pay their own way to compete.Craig Walker, President of Weightlifting

Places like Thailand and Armenia are going to have a much better infrastructure for weightlifting than

There is no youth development programme, there is still the mentality in Canada that weightlifting is

For the full story on the warped reality of hard-up Canadian weightlifting, visit the Big Read.

had to fight for his sixth straight world title in a sensational final session at the International Weightlifting