There were three new sports in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme:  skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing. Last month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that these would also be included at the Los Angeles 2028 Games.

Take weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlon.

Governance issues aside, I think weightlifting and boxing are most likely to be re-admitted, in large

Ukraine's weightlifting training centre at a stadium in the northern city of Chernihiv was destroyed

The European Weightlifting Federation (EWF), which is in contact with the Ukrainians, said nobody had

The news came as the Ukrainian Weightlifting Federation (UWF) continues to question the sport's governing

from Russia and Belarus are barred from the sport, the wording of a statement by the International Weightlifting

The stadium which accompanied the weightlifting training facility was also destroyed ©EWFThe UWF had

run for the IWF Presidency in the June elections and said, "I am convinced that the development of weightlifting

There are not many Commonwealth Games countries where French is the first language.

hoping to take around 50 athletes in athletics, Para-athletics, badminton, boxing, judo, swimming, weightlifting

 "You can see that from our performance in weightlifting."

 "Powerlifting, wrestling, weightlifting - these four disciplines we are looking forward to having

Cameroon won nine gold medals in weightlifting at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games ©Getty ImagesAyuketang

American weightlifters of all ages and sizes helped to set a host of world records in Columbus, Ohio - not in terms of kilos lifted but in sheer numbers.

The Arnold Weightlifting Championships, which finished on Sunday, was by some distance the biggest weightlifting

But we do it because we love weightlifting, and when you come to an event like this it’s great - there

H Groups are unusual in weightlifting, but this event took things to another level.Bigger competitions

and an elite coach, got a weightlifting competition on to the schedule in 2003 and since 2018 it has

Weightlifting has really taken off in recent years and this is  a great way to give it exposure.

The World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) has formed a committee as it pushes towards breaking's inclusion at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

sports yet to be included on the programme include staples of the Games boxing, modern pentathlon and weightlifting

The Colombian Olympic Committee (COC) has begun a series of meetings to lay out coaching plans for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

medallists at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ©Getty ImagesSprint coach Nelson Gutiérrez and his contemporaries from weightlifting

The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) has appointed a senior management team for the Pacific Mini Games, with Kila Dick named Chef de Mission.

causing destruction on Saipan.Baseball, badminton, golf, triathlon, athletics, beach volleyball, tennis, weightlifting

Dmitry Klokov is one of six Russian weightlifters who have been charged with historic doping offences by the International Testing Agency (ITA).

Although he has not competed for more than 10 years, Klokov, 39, remains hugely popular within weightlifting

has nearly half a million followers on social media.In 2020 he ran for the Presidency of the Russian Weightlifting

won silver medals, which they forfeited.Ivanov and Aukhadov both won gold at the 2013 International Weightlifting

was banned from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and could send only two athletes, competing as the Russian Weightlifting

Numerous International Federations (IFs) have confirmed bans on athletes from Russia and Belarus following International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendations to prohibit participation in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

the Russian Triathlon Federation for a year due to its high number of doping cases.The International Weightlifting

Ukrainian athletes, with IWF Secretary General Mohammed Jaloud in currently in contact with the Ukrainian Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has requested applications to host its crucial Electoral

Weightlifting has been provisionally removed from the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme amid governance

further delays in holding the elections, and that eligibility rules should be strictly adhered to if weightlifting

Russia has lost the hosting rights for the European Youth Weightlifting Championships set to be held

Committee took a hard line against Russia and its ally Belarus after its invasion of Ukraine.The European Weightlifting

Federation (EWF) said it was "deeply concerned about the safety of the weightlifting community’s members

president Antonio Conflitti, general secretary Milan Mihajlovic and treasurer Astrit Hasani met local weightlifting

Olympic boxing gold medallist Katie Taylor has expressed grave concern for the future of amateur boxing should it lose its place at the Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 and has therefore appeared at each of the last 19 Summer Games.Boxing, modern pentathlon and weightlifting

The Baton with the Queen’s message to the athletes of the Commonwealth has visited Tonga, with a simplified procession taking place while the country is under a COVID-19 lockdown.

Samoa, where a reduced event also took place to comply with COVID-19 preventative measures.Samoa’s 2018 weightlifting

Spectators at weightlifting competitions should be as close to the platform as boxing fans are at ringside

Association, spoke of his plans to turn this year's World Championships into a "carnival for weightlifting

I don’t think that athletes know better [than those who govern weightlifting] but we live and breathe

The group was intent on coming up with ideas that would take the presentation of weightlifting beyond

The Chinese Weightlifting Association recently signed a deal with TikTok to modernise the sport ©Getty

ImagesThe Nordic Weightlifting Federation changed its Constitution to allow for the creation of the

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from Iran and Iraq have signed Memorandums of Understanding to cooperate in different sports fields.

The heads of the Iraqi judo, wrestling, sailing, weightlifting, taekwondo, basketball and table tennis