Charter changes which could spell the end of weightlifting's long association with the Olympic Games have been unanimously approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here today. 

been approved.IOC vice-president John Coates admitted the latter came in response to the International Weightlifting

suffered defeat at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) prior to Tokyo 2020 after it denied Russian weightlifting

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board will be given the power to suspend sports from the Olympic programme without approval from the Session under changes being proposed to the Charter.

discipline from the programme of the Olympic Games".It is likely to cause concern at the International Weightlifting

finances and refereeing and judging.The changes to the Olympic Charter are likely to put the International Weightlifting

Zhou Jinqiang, President of the Chinese Weightlifting Association, has spoken of his pride in the team's

money.Zhou said providing better conditions for athletes should be a top priority for the International Weightlifting

Federation who is technical director of USA Weightlifting, said Iakovidis' story was "a story of the

But at the same time, I was greatly shocked when the Greek athlete announced his withdrawal from weightlifting

Li Wenwen was one of even Chinese weightlifting gold medallists at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesThese included

After the Olympic Games, everyone will realise that weightlifting is facing the problem of where to go

Halfway through the weightlifting programme at Tokyo 2020 Antonio Urso said, "The Olympic Games is demonstrating

that it's possible to have a completely different sport, to rewrite weightlifting."

after many years fighting against corruption before he resigned from the Board of the International Weightlifting

not be rewarded to that level but who proudly became the first Canadian woman to stand on top of the weightlifting

insists on universality so it will always be this way.And without the money that comes from the IOC, weightlifting

No sport has ever adopted slow-motion video reviews without controversy and weightlifting is no exception.The

Urso is right - weightlifting is heading into a new era.

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would have been world record-worthy ©Getty ImagesLasha Talakhadze from Georgia ended the Tokyo 2020 weightlifting

There were many who said Tokyo 2020 would be a disaster. In fact, its has turned out to be a delight.

marched in step during the Opening Ceremony.Medals from unexpected sports - such as Emily Campbell's weightlifting

been heavily outweighed by the successes, so many of them unexpected silvers such as among women's weightlifting

Lasha Talakhadze ended the Tokyo 2020 weightlifting programme in suitably spectacular style by breaking

488, with Davoudi on 200-241-441 to claim Iran’s only medal of Tokyo 2020, and Asaad, Syria’s first weightlifting

of Iran claimed the silver medal in the men's super-heavyweight category, to earn the country's only weightlifting

events.Enzo Kuworge, the 19-year-old from the Netherlands, earned his nation’s best finish in Olympic weightlifting

Algeria’s super-heavyweight medal contender Walid Bidani has been forced out of tomorrow's competition after testing positive for COVID-19.

Africa's best hope for a medal across all 14 weight classes.He was fifth at the last International Weightlifting

Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan denied favourite and world record holder Simon Martirosyan to claim a sensational victory in the men’s 109 kilograms category at the Tokyo International Forum.

The 21-year-old won the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships title

clean and jerk and total.Simon Martirosyan, who won silver, was the favourite entering the men’s 109kg weightlifting

performance in the super-heavyweights at Tokyo 2020 made her the first British woman ever to win a weightlifting

style, moving up from fourth place to third to second with her last two lifts, claiming Britain’s first weightlifting

 "My dream is to set up a company that takes weightlifting into schools."

Emily Campbell arrived at the sport of weightlifting late but competed for Team England in the 2018 Gold

Nottingham woman’s achievement will not only raise her own profile; it could lead to a rethink on how weightlifting

help Britain’s elite lifters to become full-time athletes.Ashley Metcalfe, chief executive of British Weightlifting

last-placed athlete as she took gold in the over-87kg super-heavyweight category and claimed China’s seventh weightlifting

Qiuyun, finished second.Emily Campbell took second place to become the first British woman ever to win a weightlifting

as she had done at Rio 2016.Emily Campbell became the first female British athlete to win an Olympic weightlifting

attempts.Robles' bronze medal, added to Kate Nye’s silver from the 76kg on Sunday, gave the US its best weightlifting

Olympic Games in 53 years - Tokyo 1964 and Mexico 1968.Sarah Robles is the second American to win a weightlifting

Robles' bronze medal is further evidence of a resurgence by the US in weightlifting."

Laurel Hubbard made Olympic history by becoming the first openly trans woman to compete at the Games, but bowed out of the women’s over-87 kilogram competition prematurely after failing to make a lift in the snatch.

Similarly, I would like to thank the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)."

I think that they, too, have shown that weightlifting is an activity that's open to all the people of

After winning five weightlifting gold medals at every Olympic Games this century, China went one better

76kg yesterday.Crismery Santana took the bronze for the Dominican Republic, which has also won two weightlifting

Munkhjantsan just failed with her final attempt at 147kg, which would have given Mongolia its first Olympic weightlifting

lift in the women's 87kg category at Tokyo 2020, which would have given Mongolia its first Olympic weightlifting

winner, Kang Yeoun-Hee, weighed even less at 76.7kg.This weight class was adopted by the International Weightlifting

Ecuador to win an Olympic medal in any sport today – and she did it in style with gold in the women’s weightlifting

Dajomes’s 118-145-263.Kate Nye, who suffers from bipolar disorder, earned a silver medal in the 76kg weightlifting

bipolar disorder, with which she was diagnosed in 2019 – the same year she was voted International Weightlifting

severe depression, had extreme mood swings and could not motivate herself.She summed it up: "I loved weightlifting

left heartbroken after missing out on the medals ©Getty ImagesPhil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting

I feel like I’ve had such a whirlwind of a quad, starting weightlifting in 2016, so the fact that I’m

Laurel Hubbard is poised to make history by becoming the first openly trans woman to compete at the Olympic Games, with the New Zealander’s appearance here tomorrow having been the subject of intense media attention over recent months.

Hubbard participation has made the women’s over-87-kilogram weightlifting competition one of the most

the Games.Having been present for Hubbard’s participation at the Pacific Games in 2019, I remember weightlifting

to "utilise the opportunity" by inviting transgender Samoans and Fa'afafines to join the country's weightlifting

statement from Hubbard was released earlier this week by the New Zealand Olympic Committee, with the weightlifting

rights sectors.Laurel Hubbard's participation has led to a surge in interest in the women's over 87kg weightlifting