International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach welcomed National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Kyrgyz Republic President Sadyr Mamytov to Lausanne where the latter thanked his host for helping to further the Olympic Movement in the country.

the Olympic Day celebrations conducted in Kyrgyzstan, the educational lectures provided by Olympic weightlifting

Four more Russian sports federations have joined the list of those offering their backing for Stanislav Pozdnyakov, who will seek re-election as President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) on December 20.

The national weightlifting, rowing, handball and bobsleigh federations have all announced their support

athletics, wrestling, diving, skating and fencing.The incumbent ROC President’s nomination from the Russian Weightlifting

last year, are among the 16 candidates declared eligible to stand for election to the International Weightlifting

champion Behdad Salimi from Iran, who has retired from competition and is a vice-president of the Iranian Weightlifting

Three sports hoping for admission to the Caribbean Games programme are making presentations in a workshop, which has begun the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) General Assembly here.

Delegates will hear presentations from surfing, sailing and weightlifting for the first time."

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is set to get underway with the second stage of its development programme for coaches and referees, through an event beginning today in Tashkent.

NOCs) across Central and South Asia are to enhance their officiating skills in boxing, judo, swimming, weightlifting

The Liberal Party in Victoria has confirmed its conviction that Kardinia Park in Geelong must host both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

world-class international sporting precinct".The multi-sport facility due to host artistic gymnastics and weightlifting

Hussain Al-Harbi overcome an in-form Mesfer Al-Ammari to secure the men's 10-metre air rifle gold medal here in Riyadh at the City Public Security Training shooting range.

pic.twitter.com/Jha7dEucPI— دورة الألعاب السعودية (@SaudiGames2022) November 2, 2022In Para weightlifting

Efforts are underway to include North Korea at next year's Asian Weightlifting Championships in South

North Korea has not entered the opening Olympic qualifier, this year's International Weightlifting Federation

maintained: "IWF will endeavour various ways to help North Korea participate in the 2023 Jinju Asian Weightlifting

Abdullah Jarmal, vice-president of the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF),  emphasised the fact

that the Jinju 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships will be an important competition to qualify for

excellence," said Jinju Mayor Cho Kyoo-il.Cho has been officially invited to attend this year's World Weightlifting

Rahma Alkhawahr has said she is aiming to capitalise on her landmark Saudi Games success by becoming an "example" for other women athletes in the country.

Saudi Arabia prior to the inaugural Saudi Games.Alkhawahr cashed in on this opportunity by taking up weightlifting

Para athletics, sport climbing, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball and weightlifting

Stephen and Paul Coffa have both been re-elected unopposed to the top two positions in the Oceania Weightlifting

hold until 2024.Coffa, an Australian who coached Stephen in the 1990s and has been involved in Oceania weightlifting

under the OWF Constitution.Shaw Elder was just a few votes short of being elected to the International Weightlifting

first female leader of any continental federation in the sport.Dika Toua, one of the biggest stars in weightlifting

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Hassan Al-Radhi, centre, performed a remarkable weightlifting comeback to win gold ©Saudi GamesEntertainers

Hassan Al-Radhi marked the final day of the weightlifting events with a spectacular turnaround in the

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of competition ©Saudi GamesBillards athletes took to the table for the first time ©Saudi GamesThree weightlifting

Mohammed Al-Jaber and Mishael Al-Hazmi were crowned champions of men's and women's road races during a busy day of gold medal events at the Saudi Games here in Riyadh.

and Al-Bagshi were 3.08sec and 3.87sec slower than the race winner.Over at the Al-Riyadh Club, three weightlifting

two kilograms short of his opponent.Nawaf Alaid achieved the bronze for totalling 319kg.The final of weightlifting

Kardinia Park in Geelong has been chosen as the venue for the Closing Ceremony of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games and is set to be home to swimming, Para swimming, diving, triathlon, Para triathlon, weightlifting

community pool facility with multi-purpose courts and green open space following Victoria 2026.Gymnastics, weightlifting

one of several sports that is due to be held in Waurn Ponds ©Getty ImagesThe artistic gymnastics and weightlifting