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Brian Oliver: Online weightlifting in sight of new milestones. So where does it go from here?

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Next weekend more than 300 weightlifters will take part in an online competition in the United States, American Open Series 3.

organisations that have done so much to promote online contests during the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Weightlifting

Federation (IWF), the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) and USA Weightlifting.AO3, as it

some improvements for the next virtual event organised by Uzbekistan last weekend.Nobody thinks online weightlifting

For weightlifting promotion it’s great, a unique chance for young athletes to compete against rivals

And when the pandemic is over, online weightlifting may well be here to stay.Bowen describes online competitions


UK Sport to distribute extra funding to 10 National Governing Bodies

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UK Sport will provide extra funding to 10 British National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to help mitigate the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on the organisations.

to Goalball UK, £33,000 ($44,000/€37,000) to British Fencing, £30,000 ($40,000/€34,000) to British Weightlifting



Indonesia offers to assist Tokyo 2020 organisers as weightlifting golds targeted

  • Weightlifting

Indonesian Olympic Committee President Raja Sapta Oktohari has written to counterparts in Japan to offer assistance ahead of the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

planning a bid for the 2032 Games, could enjoy success in weightlifting.Indonesia has targeted success in weightlifting

Weightlifting has been Indonesia's main source of medals at the past three Summer Olympics.Three bronze

two silver medals and a bronze at London 2012.Indonesia won three medals in total at Rio 2016, with weightlifting


Britain’s Sarah Davies given lead role as IWF names members of "political restart" Athletes Commission

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has named the 10 members of its new Athletes Commission

It’s rife within the sport right now and it’s being talked about all the time whenever weightlifting

European representatives on the new IWF Athletes Commission ©Getty ImagesHer experience with British Weightlifting

qualification documents created between now and the subsequent election.”Davies said: "The future of weightlifting


Panam Sports confirms September dates for Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games

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Panam Sports and the Colombian Government have confirmed the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games is still planned to go ahead next year, with the event scheduled for September 9 to 19.

, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, squash, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, weightlifting


Chumak, Cikamatana and a dog star in Uzbekistan online weightlifting competition

  • Weightlifting

Ukraine’s Dmytro Chumak was the star of the show in what was arguably the best online weightlifting competition

kilograms contest featured only four athletes but it was the highlight of the Online International Weightlifting

of 420kg, which would have been a career-best in a live competition sanctioned by the International Weightlifting



European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow - and EWF Presidential election - moved to 2021

  • Weightlifting

Championships in Moscow have been postponed again until next year, along with the election of the next European Weightlifting

The Russian Weightlifting Federation made clear to the EWF that it was "fully ready and interested in

documentation to prove it.Visa regulations are also likely to be eased for sporting events.Russian Weightlifting

Federation President Maxim Agapitov said it was in athletes best interest to delay the European Weightlifting

the European Youth Championships will also be agreed in due course after discussions with the Polish Weightlifting

Federation, which will host the event.No live international weightlifting has taken place since March



Turkish weightlifter Bilgin has result from London 2012 wiped for doping in IOC retests

  • Weightlifting

Turkish weightlifter Erol Bilgin had his eight-place finish at the London 2012 Olympic Games wiped after a reanalysis of his sample showed a positive test for a banned substance.

champion, triumphing in the 62-kg contest in 2009 and 2010.He also claimed a bronze medal at the World Weightlifting

 Erol Bilgin claimed European weightlifting titles in 2009 and 2010 ©Getty ImagesSince Athens 2004

  A high number of positive retests have come in weightlifting, with medal standings changing



Weightlifting’s chances of return to live competition in 2020 recede after cancellation of IWF Youth World Championships

  • Weightlifting

The 2020 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships, which were scheduled

until next year.The last Olympic qualifying contest to be held anywhere in the world was the Rogue Weightlifting

travel restrictions, along with Asia and Africa, for the Youth World Championships, said the Peruvian Weightlifting

World Championships was taken to protect the athletes health and ensure their safety, said Peruvian Weightlifting

their home town and whose efforts were streamed live.It was organised from Peru by the Pan American Weightlifting