Korea’s decision not to compete at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will have a bigger effect in weightlifting

Weightlifting is by some distance North Korea’s strongest sport at the Olympic Games.In the past three

whose athletes can benefit from the North Koreans’ absence.Neither Britain nor Italy has won an Olympic weightlifting

competitive nations in our sport will not participate in Tokyo," said Phil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting

Loredana Toma broke a European record on her way to yet another gold medal at the European Weightlifting

to balance her coronavirus-affected training schedule with her duties as chair of the International Weightlifting

North Korea has withdrawn from Tokyo 2020 after the country cited coronavirus fears.

Korea won seven medals at the last Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 - including two golds in weightlifting

s Boyanka Kostova won the women’s 59 kilogram title on the third day of competition at the European Weightlifting

total score of 323kg.Two more categories were decided on the third day of competition at the European Weightlifting

The Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has disbanded the Commission

I feel a deep responsibility to the IWF’s athletes and the sport of weightlifting, and I want nothing

Bulgaria’s Angel Rusev won the men’s under 55 kilogram competition on the second day of the European Weightlifting

under-55 kilograms disciplines were among the categories decided on the second day of the European Weightlifting

Bulgaria’s Nadezhda Nguen claimed two gold medals in the women’s 45 kilogram event as the European Weightlifting

positive test for stanozlol, earned the overall European title with a combined total of 155kg.The European Weightlifting

along with the women's 55kg event.An Opening Ceremony was held prior to competition today.The European Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has sent amended qualifying rules for Tokyo 2020 to

reversed an anti-doping rule change on the advice of the IOC.The European Championships, the first "live" weightlifting

that was widely praised by federations from all continents was proposed by three men who worked on the weightlifting

pandemic" were the reason for a venue change for the IWF Junior World Championships.The Saudi Arabian Weightlifting

Testing Agency’s (ITA) work on doping irregularities highlighted last year in the McLaren Report into weightlifting

federation ©Hasan AkkusThe election was won by Hasan Akkus, who was President of the Turkish Weightlifting

Hasan Akkus is the new President of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) after winning today's

The third candidate, Maxim Agapitov of Russia, who sits on the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting

year-old academic, has been general secretary of the EWF for nine years and was President of the Turkish Weightlifting

pre-election campaign, Akkus highlighted the need for change within the EWF.He said he would try to get weightlifting

EWF.In a speech that was warmly received, Urso said he was happy with the progress made by European weightlifting

Hasan Akkus has made a strong rebuttal of claims, based on the contents of the McLaren Report on weightlifting

corruption, that he is an unworthy candidate for the Presidency of the European Weightlifting Federation

officials, financial support for nations that host continental Championships, and finding a place for weightlifting

Federations suggesting that Akkus had been part of a "culture of corruption, lies and deception" in weightlifting

five pages of the McLaren Report that focus on Turkish athletes.Akkus was President of the Turkish Weightlifting

On his EWF campaign pledges, Akkus said weightlifting should try to become part of the European Games

They are giving up time and therefore money to weightlifting," said Akkus."

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has admitted four new member nations - Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

before this intake stood at nine countries which are also Olympic Council of Asia members.The Cambodia Weightlifting

sliding at the Olympic sliding track in Pyeongchang," said IBSF President Ivo Ferriani.The Cambodia Weightlifting

International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be keeping a close watch on Thursday (April 1) when the European Weightlifting

Urso tried for 10 years to counter corruption and mismanagement at the International Weightlifting Federation

German TV documentary in January were followed in June by more evidence in the McLaren Report into weightlifting

The doctor in question was never a Moldova Weightlifting Federation (MWF) doctor but a doctor attached

His EWF campaign interview will be published by insidethegames tomorrow.On his plans to give weightlifting

I’m new in international matters, people don’t know me but what weightlifting needs now is new people

The International Volleyball Federation has topped the latest edition of sports marketing agency Redtorch’s #SportOnSocial League Table, which has revealed the challenges the coronavirus pandemic has posed International Federations from a social media perspective.

iYfd1OyOWr— Redtorch (@REDTORCHltd) March 30, 2021The biggest drop in the rankings was the International Weightlifting

Maxim Agapitov, who hopes to take over the leadership of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF)

anti-doping corruption in the past, during the long reign of the disgraced Aján at the International Weightlifting

Let’s clean up weightlifting - no half measures."

We are all, every one of us, in some way responsible for doping in weightlifting," Agapitov has told

The inner circle of Tamás Aján, the disgraced former International Weightlifting Federation President

Russia has sponsors ready to invest in European weightlifting."

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has released details of the suspensions handed down

one male and one female weightlifter to this year's Games because of the country's doping record in weightlifting

 When the positive tests were announced in June, Russian Weightlifting Federation President Maxim

National Championships in 2015 and vowed to cooperate with any investigation.Agapitov, re-elected Russian Weightlifting

Federation President in November, is among the candidates standing for the European Weightlifting