This week in Lausanne, Thomas Bach marked his re-election for a final, four-year term as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President by suggesting the addition of the word "Together" to the Olympic motto.

their own dedicated International Federations and athletics, boxing ,swimming and the International Weightlifting

A South African weightlifter’s chance of realising a lifelong dream of competing at the Olympic Games could be thwarted by coronavirus-related travel restrictions.

countries, six of them from Africa, including South Africa.Another is Tunisia, one of Africa’s leading weightlifting

ahead without everybody there.When insidethegames sent messages to Khaled Mehalhel, President of the Weightlifting

Qualifying points earned from Continental Championships are rated "gold" level by the International Weightlifting

body is currently suspended not just by the International Weightlifting Federation but by its own Sports

Ministry.One local news report said there was "a state of anger within the Egyptian weightlifting family

The triple Olympic gold medallist Pyrros Dimas has highlighted the importance of listening to the views of nations around the world during the process of restoring weightlifting’s credibility.

For the first time since he declared as a candidate for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF

golds and a bronze for Greece at the Olympic Games between 1992 and 2004, is President of the Greek Weightlifting

Dimas also highlighted the importance of giving athletes a voice, and making weightlifting more marketable

The brand and reputation of weightlifting have been tarnished by mismanagement, doping scandals and infighting

With fresh leadership and a new approach we can set a new course for weightlifting as a clean, revitalised

In 2013, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elected Thomas Bach, an Olympic fencing gold medallist at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976, as its ninth President. This outcome was not surprising on either a personal or organisational basis. 

 The same is true regarding failed governance in certain sports, including boxing and weightlifting

More than 400 weightlifters have returned to the platform to compete live in Spain and the United States this weekend, raising hopes of a return to some sort of normality after a year lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.

postponements.Neither the Spanish nor the North American event is an Olympic qualifier or an official International Weightlifting

lift made in an event sanctioned by the IWF was a year ago yesterday, on March 5 2020 in the Rogue Weightlifting

Phil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting, said the decision to try a hybrid format, for an

109 kilograms in the 49kg weight category.Pannell, a former gymnast and CrossFitter who came late to weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) claim that it has "moved speedily" in attempting to

the rearranged Olympic Games, "possibly in October".Another critic, the Tokyo 2020 sport manager for weightlifting

gangsters on the Board".Antonio Conflitti from Moldova, a candidate for the Presidency of the European Weightlifting

electoral candidates in January, before elections in March.Reiko Chinen, Tokyo 2020 sport manager for weightlifting

in recent months…"It has become clear that culture change is called for in the global governance of weightlifting

The sport manager for weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 says the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF

excerpts from criticism of the IWF Board last week, when the IOC President, Thomas Bach, said that weightlifting

strong complaint by several electoral candidates on Monday.Craig Walker, President of the Canadian Weightlifting

Federation, said, "The more we wait, the less trust we'll have, whether from the IOC, our weightlifting

The Sri Lanka National Olympic Committee has distributed Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) funding to National Federations and athletes.

 The Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation was given a washing machine for the use of national athletes

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) should hold its delayed elections before the rearranged

Ashley Metcalfe, chief executive of British Weight Lifting.Craig Walker, President of the Canadian Weightlifting

Federation, said, "The more we wait, the less trust we'll have, whether from the IOC, our weightlifting

Jerry Wallwork, left, has warned that "drastic changes must be made within the IWF" ©Samoa Weightlifting

FederationJerry Wallwork, President of the Samoa Weightlifting Federation, said, "I strongly support

Walker, Canadian Weightlifting Federation President, said, "We're puzzled and alarmed by the postponement

The Organising Committee of the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has requested budget details from each of the six participating sports.

Committee is continuing to work with the Pacific Games Council to discuss the inclusion of tennis and weightlifting

Not many sporting heroes go on to become leader of their country, address the United Nations and meet the President of the United States at the White House - but Marcus Stephen did.

Whether any of it would have happened if Stephen had not won Commonwealth Games gold on the weightlifting

Commonwealth Games golds between 1990 and 1998 - it was also known for producing weightlifters, and weightlifting

who quit as Australian national coach and moved to Nauru in the 1990s to set up the famous Oceania Weightlifting

He did.Stephen went into politics when he retired from weightlifting after the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Federation and sits on the Board of the International Weightlifting Federation.

Ever since an F111 swooped over Sydney’s Olympic stadium at the end of the 2000 Games to capture the Flame in its afterburn, the Australians have made no secret of their wish for the Games to return to the land of the Southern Cross.

The Chandler sports complex was to hold swimming, weightlifting and cycling.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has begun a rescue mission for the troubled sport by

The Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been urged to "be aware of

tonight that the date of the elections might be moved, and that Nicu Vlad, President of the Romanian Weightlifting

which has written to every member of the IWF to outline its concerns, effectively telling them that weightlifting

Weightlifting does not belong to any person or a group of people, but to the entire weightlifting community

Grimseth said: "We have a golden opportunity to reinvent ourselves and lift weightlifting to new heights

They only have one goal which is very simple - weightlifting and the IWF must remain an integral part

International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set out in the strongest terms the reasons why it has threatened weightlifting

The details are in a letter to the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Interim President Mike

satisfactory and timely way, the IOC Executive Board confirmed it will have to review the place of weightlifting