Brazilian weightlifter Fernando Reis, who would have been a medal contender in the men’s 109 kilograms super-heavyweight category, is out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo after testing positive for human growth hormone.

eligible to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games or not," said the ITA.A statement from the Brazilian Weightlifting

has studied and lived for many years.Because of that suspension he was removed from the International Weightlifting

New Zealand has pledged to protect weightlifter Laurel Hubbard from the intense international attention she will likely be under when competing here at Tokyo 2020.

to compete in the women's over-87 kilograms division at Tokyo International Forum on August 2 - when weightlifting

discipline where strength is key - is unfair.She qualified for the Games through the International Weightlifting

Organisers of the delayed Olympic Games here will provide their final update to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board when it holds its first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic hit tomorrow.

residents at the Olympic Village will have been vaccinated before the Games open.The International Weightlifting

Officials in Izumisano City have announced a member of the Ugandan team has been reported missing prior to the Olympic Games here.

Ugandan delegation to arrive last month ©Getty ImagesSsekitoleko had been hoping to compete in the men’s weightlifting

Tuesday (July 20).Ssekitoleko had been on the waiting list after winning two bronze medals at the African Weightlifting

Iran’s first female weightlifter to qualify for the Olympic Games will not be able to compete in Tokyo because of an injury.

because of fears over COVID-19.Jahanfekrian, 26, would have been the first female from Iran - where weightlifting

Korea's Won Jeong-sik has pulled out of Tokyo 2020 because of a shoulder injury ©Getty ImagesThe Moldovan Weightlifting

The Refugee Olympic Team has completed a two-day training camp in Qatar as they prepare to fly out to compete at Tokyo 2020 here.

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

British weightlifting has had plenty of "firsts" in the Olympic qualifying period - first World Championships

those "firsts", to which you could add Sarah Davies becoming the first chair of the new International Weightlifting

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

got nothing.The view was that Britain had no chance against the powerhouse weightlifting nations, of

The possibility of a better future for weightlifting was clear for Godley to see when she stood on the

Matthew Curtain, centre back row, and the weightlifting team at London 2012 ©Matthew CurtainGodley, 31

Iranian shooter Hanieh Rostamian and basketball player Samad Nikkhah Bahrami have been chosen to serve as the country’s flagbearers at the delayed Olympic Games here.

total of eight medals at Rio 2016, including three gold.Medals were earned in taekwondo, wrestling and weightlifting

Chilean weightlifter Arley Mendez has been cleared by the International Testing Agency (ITA) to compete at the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo after accepting a one-month suspension for smoking cannabis.

category at Tokyo 2020.The ITA, which carries out all anti-doping procedures for the International Weightlifting

Former Fijian Chef de Mission Christopher Dard Keung Yee - considered the "driving force" behind Weightlifting

Since 2002, Chris has been the common denominator and a driving force for Weightlifting Fiji, the success

of Fiji’s elite performances and the development of the sport," a statement from Weightlifting Fiji

Chris’s personal mentoring and support for our high-performance athletes has seen Weightlifting Fiji

Chris was the catalyst who worked diligently and sacrificed tremendously, to help build Weightlifting

Chris was made a life member of Weightlifting Fiji in 2013 in recognition for his long service to the

Four-time Paralympic judo champion Antônio Tenório is set to compete at his seventh Paralympics after being named as part of Brazil’s squad for Tokyo 2020.

largest number of athletes will be athletics with 64 and 18 guides, while swimming is second with 35.Weightlifting

In swimming and weightlifting, the athletes called up are among the eight best in the world ranking,

Two Greek Olympic champions are to lead the parade of athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony in a fortnight’s time.

flag at the Opening Ceremony in Tokyo.Other notable Greek flagbearers have included triple Olympic weightlifting

Three months ago Turkish weightlifting was on a high after a successful European Championships, but it

Akkus, who was charged for his alleged role in the scandal, stepped down as President of the European Weightlifting

Federation (EWF) and thereby lost his seat on the Board of the International Weightlifting Federation

record in winning the 73 kilograms.In an interview last week Tamer Taspinar, President of the Turkish Weightlifting

, winning the 69kg silver medal.Hasan Akkus last month "stepped aside" as President of the European Weightlifting

scandal ©Hasan AkkusHe is not listed by the IWF as having served a doping ban before but he was out of weightlifting

Vietnam escaped an outright ban from weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Turkey lost one of

was good news for Britain as the final list of qualifiers was published today by the International Weightlifting

International Testing Agency (ITA), which prevented proceedings dragging on right up to the start of weightlifting

Hoang in the women’s 59kg, can still compete.According to the sanctions panel’s ruling, the Vietnamese Weightlifting

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has once more warned the International Weightlifting Federation

IOC reserves all rights concerning its relations with the IWF in the future, including the place of weightlifting