Organisers of the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow have asked countries to confirm if they

The Russian Weightlifting Federation (FTAR) made the request due to the restrictions many countries have

 The European Weightlifting Championships are scheduled to take place in Moscow from April 3 to

 Competition is set to be preceded by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) Congress at Korston

Nations from around the world have written to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to express

method and procedures for the purpose of openness and transparency".Zhou, President of the Chinese Weightlifting

Tom Goegebuer, President of the Belgian Weightlifting Federation, is among those urging the IWF to publish

electoral candidates ©Getty ImagesTom Goegebuer, a triple Olympian who is President of the Belgian Weightlifting

The German Weightlifting Federation President Florian Sperl, who like Goegebuer is standing for the Executive

the current officials who know the candidates”.Ben Amor Mohamed, technical director of the Tunisian Weightlifting

It is surely the most agonising Question of Sport ever. Will Tokyo 2020, rescheduled for this summer, go ahead as planned? Or perhaps more pertinently should the Olympic and Paralympic Games now be abandoned as yet another victim of COVID-19?

swimming and diving but not water polo), gymnastics and boxing.Plus archery, judo, karate, taekwondo, weightlifting

The prospect of Romania being banned outright from weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 has moved a step nearer

Maude Charron of Canada and Mattie Sasser of the United States could come into the reckoning.Romanian Weightlifting

from the Olympic Games ©IWFAnother absentee, if the suspension is confirmed, might be the Romanian Weightlifting

whether the Tbilisi Decision would apply.Christian Baumgartner, the former President of the German Weightlifting

to give any clarification despite Romania’s violations being a keenly discussed topic throughout the weightlifting

suspension ends.Irani said, "It is deeply regrettable to see further anti-doping rule violations within weightlifting

The Oceania Weightlifting Federation (OWF) has responded to claims of "unethical behaviour" by dropping

a proposal to involve a candidate for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections in

Fiji.While numerous online weightlifting contests have been staged during the pandemic, OWF officials

Maharaj, life member and former President of Weightlifting Fiji, has been delegated to oversee governance

Jerry Wallwork, President of the Samoa Weightlifting Federation, said in his reply to Coffa’s letter,

Lifters from Oceania won six of the 16 weightlifting medals on offer at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth

And at no cost to them I spent 26 years of my life developing weightlifting in the Pacific and their

The entire Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) should resign and allow

an interim leadership group to run the sport until elections are held, the European Weightlifting Federation

s governance among nations in Oceania, several of which have written to Marcus Stephen, the Oceania Weightlifting

the rules concerning nations with multiple doping violations, the removal of the offence of "bringing weightlifting

IWF’s refusal to move elections to a later date was strongly criticised by the British and American weightlifting

federations and has drawn damning comments from all parts of the weightlifting world on social media.International

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is ignoring advice from independent reform experts to

Constitutional Congress is "to put the cart before the horse" said Phil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting

(BWL), which wants the entire IWF Board to resign, is also critical of the latest developments.USA Weightlifting

IOC President Thomas Bach has repeatedly voiced concern about the way weightlifting is governed ©Getty

in less than four months the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has strongly criticised the way weightlifting

Thomas Bach, the IOC president, spoke out after learning that the International Weightlifting Federation

with multiple offences within a year.The IWF Board also voted to remove any reference to "bringing weightlifting

Four weightlifting events are being removed from the Olympic programme at Paris 2024 following doping

He will also run for the European Weightlifting Federation presidency in April 2021, with an election

All this came at a time when Antonio Urso, President of the European Weightlifting Federation, resigned

Financial crunches such as the one caused by coronavirus create opportunities for those willing and able to provide the commodity that is in short supply: funding.

populous nation will have a candidate in the race for the Presidency of the troubled International Weightlifting

Namely, Zhou Jinqiang, President of the Chinese Weightlifting Association.This election is scheduled

pointing out that, while China has enjoyed some success at Olympic sailing, it is utterly dominant at weightlifting

country could therefore be said to have a vested interest in doing everything it can to ensure that weightlifting

Presidents to five out of 28 - not far off 20 per cent.Meng Suping was one of five five Chinese Olympic weightlifting

Attila Adamfi is planning a return to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) as general secretary

Adamfi’s candidacy, for elections due to be held on March 26 to 27, has the support of the Hungarian Weightlifting

Britain’s national weightlifting federation has effectively blocked any attempt by Mike Irani, the sport

’s interim global leader, to continue his role at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

Irani is Interim President of the IWF but he cannot stand in its forthcoming elections because British Weightlifting

Heather Allison.Curtain, a highly qualified sports administrator who was sport competition manager for weightlifting

British Weightlifting has put forward Matthew Curtain and Heather Allison for senior positions at the

2024 remains uncertain owing to the crisis at the IWF ©Getty ImagesCurtain has had senior roles in weightlifting

and other sports, as well as major multi-sport events.Metcalfe highlighted his "passion for weightlifting

Zhou Jinqiang, President of the Chinese Weightlifting Association (CWA), is running for International

Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President in the elections in March.

various initiatives, including wide-ranging commercial plans, Zhou intends to "rebuild the image of weightlifting

".China is by far the most successful nation in weightlifting, having won five gold medals at every Olympic

in doubt.Doping in sport is now a criminal offence in China, which has had no doping violations in weightlifting

CWA in 2017 and is able to send a full team of eight to Tokyo.China has a strong record in Olympic weightlifting

On the subject of doping, which has caused so many problems in weightlifting, the CWA pointed out that

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has made substantial changes to its anti-doping rules

Interim President, also highlighted the importance of education in countering the culture of doping in weightlifting

punishing nations with multiple violations within a year, and the removal of the offence of "bringing weightlifting

degree of fault or negligence of the member federation" when deciding on an appropriate punishment.Four weightlifting

following doping and corruption scandals in the sport ©Getty ImagesPhil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting

chief executive Phil Andrews ©Phil AndrewsThe new WADA Code has some good news for weightlifting too

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has moved it's two-day Constitutional Congress back

has said he is standing for a place on the Executive Board is Tom Goegebuer, president of the Belgian Weightlifting

long-running dispute involved lifters based in Levuka, the island that has produced most of Fiji’s weightlifting

talent.Vaivai, who was twice Fiji’s sportswoman of the year, has apologised to Weightlifting Fiji, saying

had been "misled by coaches and some officials" and will train under Della Shaw-Elder, president of Weightlifting

The new President of Germany’s Weightlifting Federation (BVDG) is standing against Intarat Yodbangtoey

Florian Sperl has spoken out against Intarat’s declaration for the International Weightlifting Federation

" and wanted to "continue to work for weightlifting families".During his time at the Thai Amateur Weightlifting

If we don't act now there will be no more weightlifting at the Olympic Games - that's for sure."

The reduction of the starting places for weightlifting to only 120 is definitely the last warning for

weightlifting."