The Soviet Union returned to Olympic weightlifting action to devastating effect, topping the medals table

middle-heavyweight.Charles Vinci of the US makes it back-to-back golds at bantamweight.The Soviet Union topped the weightlifting

for war, the bantamweight division is added in London in 1948.This is the first change to the Olympic weightlifting

nbsp;In 1984, the Soviet-led boycott of the Los Angeles Games meant that the most dominant forces in weightlifting

 The weightlifting competition at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympics ©Getty Images

Weightlifting returns to the Olympic programme for the first time since 1904 with competition in five

 Weightlifting returned to the Olympic programme at the Games in Antwerp ©Getty Images

Two events are held in weightlifting in the American city - this time the men's two-hand lift and the

podium in the two-hand lift ahead of American Oscar Osthoff, who wins the all-around dumbbell event.Two weightlifting

Two weightlifting events are contested at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens in 1896

National governing bodies have set Romania a target of 16 medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

governing bodies attended the forum.Delegates from artistic gymnastics, athletics, boxing, rowing, cycling, weightlifting

Strong stanceInternational Testing AgencyEducationParis 2024The International Weightlifting Federation

on testing and education to ensure clean lifters and fair competition.Strong stanceThe International Weightlifting

January 2021 were detected due to intelligence rather than through a failed test.The International Weightlifting

Back to topInternational Testing AgencyAn important partnership was signed between the International Weightlifting

ITA partnership in 2023 ©IWFAt present, the ITA carries out more than 2,700 doping tests a year in weightlifting

Iran's top medal contender, Rasoul Motamedi, is out of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF

Rasoul misses the World Championships, but injuries are part of weightlifting and all weightlifters deal

Rasoul Motamedi Sedeh (IRI) - 217kg🥈Bekdoolot Rasulbekov (KGZ) - 216kg🥉Bing-Cheng Dong (TPE) - 210kg#weightlifting

USA Team Handball (USATH) has secured a long-term partnership with Joymo, which is becoming the governing body's official broadcast partner, as the governing body looks to grow the sport before the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

similar long-term commitments for Joymo which has signed deals with Basketball Ireland and British Weightlifting"This

An International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) delegation have completed a visit to Paris prior to the

Paris 2024 sport department, led by sport competitions director Aurélie Merle and Jacqueline White, the weightlifting

and Para powerlifting sport manager for the 2024 Games.Senior representatives of the French Weightlifting

in France.The group also had the opportunity to visit the South Paris 6 venue, which is due to host weightlifting

Weightlifting appeared in the first edition of the modern Olympic Games in 1896 as well as in 1904 before

sporting programme every time from 1920 onwards.Women's competitions were then introduced at Sydney 2000.Weightlifting

A new-look International Weightlifting Federation Executive Board met for the first time in Lausanne

Federation PresidentAntonio Conflitti - European Weightlifting Federation PresidentMarcus Stephen -

Oceania Weightlifting Federation PresidentJose Carlos Quinones - Pan American Weightlifting Federation

can date his involvement in weightlifting back to 1975.

Federation's Executive Board.He is President of the Cameroon Weightlifting Federation.

Mexican Sports Minister Ana Guevara wants the country to win a record-breaking 10 medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics and hopes athletes will be inspired by the success of the World Taekwondo Championships here.

Mexico finished with four bronze medals at Tokyo 2020 which came in archery, diving, weightlifting and