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Weightlifting: Armenia wants to improve on performance at European Championship

  • Weightlifting

During the Executive Board meeting of the International Weightlifting Federation in Phuket, Thailand,

on 29 March, it was decided that Yerevan will host the 2027 World Weightlifting Championships.

, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan and the General Secretary of the Armenian Weightlifting

The 2023 European Weightlifting Championships were broadcast in more than 200 countries, while the Futsal

We have promised the International Weightlifting Federation that we will at least maintain this level

Armenia is one of the strongest countries in organising big events, especially in weightlifting.

We will make a plan with the Armenian Weightlifting Federation and the Ministry of Sports to have the


Ukrainian European champion weightlifter killed in battle

  • Paris 2024

The Ukrainian Olympic Committee announced via Telegram on Monday that two-time European weightlifting

sport, the two-time European champion Olexander Pyeljeschenko, has stopped beating," the Ukrainian Weightlifting

Federation also said in a statement.Ukraine's national weightlifting coach said Pielieshenko "died a

This is a very heavy loss for the entire weightlifting community of Ukraine," Viktor Slobodjanjuk wrote.According


50-100 Paris 2024 athletes 'in registration process for Enhanced Games'

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Swimming and diving, athletics, weightlifting, martial arts and gymnastics will be among the Olympic

reportedly come from the five main Enhanced Games disciplines: swimming and diving, track and field, weightlifting

first issued the call.He said there had been "great traction" among swimmers and power sports such as weightlifting


Paris 2024: IOC Refugee Olympic Team to represent over 100 million displaced

  • Paris 2024

36 athletes from 11 different countries, hosted by 15 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and competing in 12 sports, were named on Thursday 2 May as members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024.

Yusra Mardini in swimming, Kimia Alizadeh and Abdullah Sediqi in taekwondo, Cyrille Tchatchet II in weightlifting

-Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II (Cameroon, weightlifting).-Dina Pouryounes Langeroudi (Iran, taekwondo).


Philippine Olympic Committee aiming for another gold medal

  • Paris 2024

Wharton Chan, secretary general of the Philippine Olympic Committe, said that after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines' first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, he hopes more athletes will win gold at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics.

including accommodation and meals for the Filipino qualifiers starting in June.Tokyo 2020 women's 55kg weightlifting


Big upsets and last-minute tickets to Paris at the Phuket weightlifting show

  • Weightlifting

The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup, held in Phuket, Thailand from 31 March

The Olympic qualification system for weightlifting meant that most of the athletes were scrambling for

And that is why we witnessed one of the best weightlifting tournaments in Phuket.

So the strongest national weightlifting team won't be in Paris.Last second grabsThere were many athletes

Rahmat had to go for 206 kg, but it was not real and one of the brightest stars of modern weightlifting


U20 Athletics: Young athletics talents descend on Lima in August

  • Athletics

The capital of Peru will host its first major sporting event from 27-31 August 2024, when the U20 World Athletics Championships will be held at the National Sports Village (Videna) athletics stadium.

will host not only the U20 Athletics World Championships, but also the Junior World Championships in weightlifting



Weightlifter Chris Kennedy suspended in New Zealand doping case

  • Olympics

The New Zealand Sports Tribunal has banned weightlifter Chris Kennedy from participating in sport for two years after he tested positive in a doping control in September 2023.

sport for a period of two years after he tested positive in a post-event drug test at the New Zealand Weightlifting


FISU America Assembly elects representatives for next four years

  • FISU Section Pages

The FISU America 2024 Assembly took place, during which the authorities for various positions within the leadership of the International University Sports Federation of America were elected for the next four years. Alim Maluf Neto was re-elected President.

games will feature competitions in: Chess, Athletics, Basketball, Futsal, Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, Weightlifting


London 2012 medal redistribution approved by IOC

  • Olympics

Olympic Committee decided to redistribute medals and amend the official results of the International Weightlifting

Federation (IWF) following two disqualifications in weightlifting.

to the disappearance of some athletes is necessary following the disqualification of two athletes in weightlifting


Bahrain and France unite for Pre-Olympic relay, highlighting bilateral ties

  • ANOC News

The Bahrain Olympic Committee, with the support of Dallah Company and in partnership with the French Embassy in Bahrain, successfully organised a global relay race.

French Ambassador and the Secretary General, followed by sports demonstrations in taekwondo, karate, weightlifting


Egypt on fire at the African Games

  • Ghana 2023

Egypt is the clear medal leader after eight days of competition. The country has won a total of 144 medals (83 gold, 33 silver and 28 bronze) as of Saturday 16 March. Nigeria is in second place with 68 medals: 25 gold, 18 silver and 25 bronze. More than 5,000 athletes from 51 countries are competing for medals and records in 30 sports at this year's event.

thirteen silver and eight bronze.Egypt maintained its dominance at the top of the medals table as the weightlifting

Visser took bronze in the women's individual time trial and gold in the U23 category.Egypt leads the weightlifting


Qatar Olympic Committee celebrates its 45th anniversary

  • Olympics

The committee has won eight Olympic medals since its inception in 1979. Suleiman opened the tally in the 1,500 metres at Barcelona 92. As a country, Qatar has been a pioneer in hosting international events. It will be the first Arab country to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

He won a bronze in the 105kg weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.


Egypt dominates the African Games after first week

  • Ghana 2023

Ghana is set to host the 13th edition of the African Games in three different locations - the capital Accra, in Kumasi and Cape Coast - after winning the bid against Nigeria's Abuja and Burkina Faso's Ouagadougou.

from Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe and hosts Ghana - Winnifred Ntumi, who won the women's 49 kg total in weightlifting

 Nigeria also has three triple gold medallists in weightlifting: Edidiong Umoafia (men's -67kg in

Samir did the same in the men's -73kg and Madagascar's Eric Herman Andriantsitohaina won gold in three weightlifting