Dozens of members of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) are calling for elections before

and Executive Board.The British federation (BWL) says the entire IWF Board should step down, and USA Weightlifting

reserve the right to take further measures, including, but not limited to, a review of the place of weightlifting

 "Weightlifting will be damaged beyond repair if nobody takes action now," said Ben Amor Mohamed

, technical director of the Tunisian Weightlifting Federation and a former member of the IWF's Coaching

We will write to the IOC and ask them to look after weightlifting until the next elections."

Ursula Papandrea says she was voted out of office by her own Executive Board at the International Weightlifting

concerns.The Athletes Commission does not have a vote.Today the IOC supported Papandrea’s efforts and said weightlifting

said it is "very worried" after Ursula Papandrea was ousted as Interim President of the International Weightlifting

see their teams cut in size.Yesterday's IWF meeting was convened after an anonymous email was sent to weightlifting

The IOC is very worried to learn about the reported decision made by the Board of the International Weightlifting

McLaren, the IOC EB stressed two important points.The crisis in weightlifting has intensified over the

measures depending on any future developments, including, but not limited to, a review of the place of weightlifting

Ursula Papandrea's attempt to reform the crisis-torn sport of weightlifting appears to have failed as

anonymous email sent yesterday accused Vlad and Sam Coffa, an adviser to the IWF Board, of "killing weightlifting

" by their actions.The pair are joint technical delegates for weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic

need be, to take further measures, which are including but not limited to a review of the place of weightlifting

An anonymous email claiming that senior figures at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) are

The "save weightlifting" email has been sent by "John Smith" to national federations and individuals

to accusations in the email.He and the Romanian Nicu Vlad, his fellow joint technical delegate for weightlifting

at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, are accused of "killing weightlifting" by their actions.Coffa and Vlad

Four days after International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach issued a stern statement about weightlifting’s Olympic future, a damaging rift at the top of the sport’s governing body has been exposed.

On one side of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) divide are a number of Executive Board

her supporters, and leaders of the new IWF Athletes' Commission.Last Wednesday Bach suggested that weightlifting

to 2018, that subject was raised by Mahmoud Mahgoub, IWF Board member and President of the Egyptian Weightlifting

Egypt is among the nations banned from weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesSarah Davies, chair of

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has banned six Russian weightlifters for periods of

announced in the past 14 months but concerning historic offences, remain unclosed.Russia was barred from weightlifting

the six new bans took place between 2011 and 2015, a point stressed by the president of the Russian Weightlifting

Papandrea who, he said, was "keeping hidden" from the Board further evidence from the McLaren Independent Weightlifting

samples "hidden", and that doping was used as a means of making money and holding on to power.Russian Weightlifting

part alongside the ITA and others in doing all it can to protect clean weightlifters and promote clean weightlifting

Olympic Games in Paris after he revealed "strong concerns" about the governance of the International Weightlifting

need be, to take further measures, which are including but not limited to a review of the place of weightlifting

Kyoto in Japan hosted the first event sanctioned by World Para Powerlifting since the COVID-19 pandemic caused the global shutdown of sport.

series during the pandemic.The organisation signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Weightlifting

An Egyptian Member of Parliament says there has been "a wave of anger" from weightlifters and coaches after the appointment of Mahmoud Mahgoub to a new leadership role in the sport.

for an explanation from the Minister of Youth and Sport Ashraf Sobhy, who chose Mahgoub to head a new Weightlifting

Management Committee.Mahgoub was President of the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation during two doping

Egypt's Olympic Committee (EOC) a year ago.Mahgoub, who sits on the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting

December, two months after a two-year suspension was imposed.That was before the McLaren Report into weightlifting

I do my best to put Egypt in a good position in world weightlifting."

Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) has appointed 17 of its 19 team managers for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, including some of the heroes of the Glasgow 2014 Games.

Maura Diamond in men's rugby, Allan MacDonald in women's rugby, Mary McClung in squash, Colin Hannah in weightlifting

European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) President Franco Falcinelli remains hopeful the sport will feature at the 2023 European Games despite being left off the preliminary programme for the event in Krakow-Małopolska.

Games.Beach handball, breaking, modern pentathlon, mountain running, rugby sevens, sport climbing and weightlifting

recorded interview is in danger of losing her Olympic medal after being charged by the International Weightlifting

Siripuch Gulnoi has been provisionally suspended from competing or any other weightlifting activity under

prominently in the German TV documentary Lord of the Lifters, which exposed widespread corruption in weightlifting

responsible did not care about the effects on girls’ health, and that doping was an established feature of weightlifting

disqualified for doping.She has not competed since 2017 but is still involved in the sport.The Thai Amateur Weightlifting

March 2022 for multiple doping offences.Boossaba Yodbangtoey resigned as President of the Thai Amateur Weightlifting

A doping positive by a Romanian weightlifter has added further confusion to the Olympic hopes of clean athletes as they enter the final period of qualifying for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games.

The additional seven-month qualification period, added by the International Weightlifting Federation

medal contenders at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Anti-doping procedures take time in any sport but weightlifting

are inevitable if previous timescales are anything to go by.Romania could be banned from competing in weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and World Para Powerlifting have signed a Memorandum

"sharing of accessibility standards" and "anti-doping joint initiatives" to raise awareness within weightlifting