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Gender balance on IF Boards remains "challenge" as ASOIF issues latest governance review

  • Olympics

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) admits ensuring gender equality within high-ranking positions at sporting organisations remains a "challenge" and will "take time" after releasing the results of its latest governance review.

between 150 and 170.The IFs of hockey, canoe, sport climbing, golf, handball, judo, sport shooting, weightlifting


China’s IWF Presidential candidate Zhou aims to recover weightlifting’s lost Olympic quotas

  • Weightlifting

The figurehead of the world’s most successful weightlifting team has pledged not just to secure the sport

governance and management of five Olympic sports, is a candidate for the Presidency of the International Weightlifting

weekend.Should he win the election in Tirana, Albania, Zhou said his number one priority would be "increasing weightlifting

Committee (IOC) to 10 and 120.For Los Angeles 2028 the number is zero, because the IOC has dropped weightlifting

elected, I will work towards a complete rebuild of weightlifting’s image," Zhou, President of the Chinese Weightlifting

There have been zero positive doping cases in Chinese weightlifting for three years."



IWF Presidential candidate Papandrea says "athletes must come first"

  • Weightlifting

Ursula Papandrea has used a moment from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World

understands the impact of our actions on the athletes worldwide.Having spent more than 35 years in weightlifting

as an athlete, coach and administrator, Papandrea - general secretary of USA Weightlifting - said: "

on the very day when the Hungarian Tamas Ajan, who controlled the IWF for 44 years, was banned from weightlifting

was replaced as interim President by the discredited Intarat Yodbangtoey, who was the figurehead of weightlifting

The presentation of weightlifting should be modernised 'to benefit our athletes' and attract better media



Countdown to 2023 European Masters Games in Tampere begins

  • Multi-Sport Games

There is just over one year to go until the 2023 European Masters Games are set to take place in Tampere in Finland from June 26 to July 9, with a provisional programme of 29 sports and disciplines.

orienteering, padel, petanque, rowing, swimming, shooting, squash, tennis, table tennis, triathlon and weightlifting


Initial 44 athletes awarded IOC scholarship for refugees prior to Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released the initial list of 44 athletes who have been awarded Olympic scholarships for refugee athletes to help them train towards the goal of being selected for the Refugee Olympic Team at Paris 2024.

compete in athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, cycling, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting



Former IWF President Aján handed lifetime ban by Court of Arbitration for Sport

  • Weightlifting

Former International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Tamás Aján has been banned for life by

doping control process".They were also charged with "anti-doping rule violations involving multiple weightlifting

high office at the organisation since 1976.The ITA has led the independent anti-doping programme for weightlifting

encourage the IWF to further pursue its ongoing reforms and we remain committed to tackle doping for weightlifting



Exclusive: Qatar's Al Mana makes bold opening move in weightlifting election race

  • Weightlifting

Yousef Al Mana, President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF), has declared his intent to take

Of the 11 candidates cleared to stand for the Presidency of the International Weightlifting Federation

We have great athletes with great personalities - both in women’s and men’s weightlifting - and in so

Weightlifting in Asia has gone through a fast and very exciting development in the past 10-15 years,"

It has personally given me great joy and pride to have led the Asian Weightlifting Federation during

We must keep trying to promote and support women’s weightlifting."


Olympic Council of Malaysia confident in smaller team heading to Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has set a target of replicating the success of Gold Coast 2018 at this year's Commonwealth Games despite sending a smaller team.

badminton as well as gold medals in lawn bowls, Para powerlifting, rhythmic gymnastics, squash and weightlifting

Daily.Malaysia finished 12th in the medals table in 2018 after winning two titles in badminton and weightlifting


Ghana

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Ghana is poised to take a record-breaking contingent to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

represent the African nation, in athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, judo, triathlon, squash, weightlifting

sports where they may be able to reach the Birmingham podium, while there are also hopes in swimming and weightlifting

I'm sure we can do something in weightlifting."Those are the areas normally we expect medals from."


BWL targets women and schools after Commonwealth Games weightlifting funding boost

  • Weightlifting

British Weight Lifting (BWL) will use funding from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to promote its sport in schools and encourage inactive women to take up strength training.

23, told insidethegames: "The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be another defining moment for weightlifting

Participation, Innovation and Digital Fund.The Commonwealth Games will be "another defining moment for weightlifting

centres in Birmingham and the West Midlands for 10 hours a week.Sam Hayer, who has been involved in weightlifting

Games athletes, said youngsters who dream of competing in the Olympic Games would not normally choose weightlifting

Weightlifting is not in the limelight like other sports and this funding can help to change that."