The Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) is set to hold an online inauguration ceremony for its

 International Weightlifting Federation Interim President Ursula Papandrea and general secretary

 Canada's Christine Girard is due to be inducted in the Pan American Weightlifting Federation Hall

triumphed in the under-63 kilograms division at London 2012, becoming the first Canadian to win an Olympic weightlifting

Many sports have taken up the challenge of re-inventing their events in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

gold medallist at the 1968 Olympics.Supremely fit, Hemery excelled in the gym tests which included a weightlifting

British Weight Lifting (BWL) has appointed Philip Edmondson as a new member of its Board.

The Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA) successfully held its national technical official seminar

practiced at the seminar while masks were compulsory.Sirilak Thatman, a member of the International Weightlifting

Federation's (IWF) Technical Committee and a competition manager at the Asian Weightlifting Federation

We are sure that they will do their best in the weightlifting championships."

Thai weightlifting is currently in a state of crisis, after the country was banned from the postponed

The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has held a tree-planting ceremony to commemorate the nation's Independence Day.

champion, took part in the ceremony.So too did kabaddi world champion Shafiq Chishti and Talha Talib, a weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has provisionally suspended Saudi Arabian athlete Mustafa

The 2020 Korea National Spring Weightlifting Championships were successfully held over eight days with

present.Masks were compulsory at the event in Seochun ©AWFAttendees included Choi Sung Yong, the Korea Weightlifting

Federation President who headed the Organising Committee.Choi is also a vice-president of the Asian Weightlifting

Federation (AWF) and the President of the East Asia Weightlifting Federation."

Yesterday marked a significant anniversary in the Olympic calendar as it was eight years since the Closing Ceremony of London 2012, an event billed as "A Symphony of British Music" featuring the likes of Paul McCartney, The Who, George Michael, The Pet Shop Boys, The Kinks' Ray Davies and The Spice Girls.

Weightlifting followed with 34 and cycling and wrestling had four each.

Two-time European champion Rebeka Koha has retired from weightlifting at the age of 22, the Latvian Olympic

Eduards Andruškevičs, a member of Latvia's weightlifting coaching staff, suggested the decision may have

A new Anti-Doping Commission (ADC) is to be established by the International Weightlifting Federation

Asian Games weightlifting gold medallist Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines has received a funding boost

The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) has today announced the passing of Tassos Papachristou, who headed their media operations for 20 years.

A specialist in weightlifting, he was closely involved with the organisation of the 1989 World Championships

held in Athens and such was his standing in the sport that he was inducted into the weightlifting hall

 Papachristou also served as weightlifting commission vice-president for the International Sports

Belarus weightlifter Maksim Mudreuski has been provisionally suspended for testing positive for a banned substance, making him the latest from the nation to be caught up in a doping violation.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has charged Mudreuski with the violation of Article

limited to two male and two female weightlifters for Tokyo 2020.Mudreuski competed at the 2017 European Weightlifting

Two-time European Weightlifting Championships silver medallist Tatyana Aleeva has become the latest Russian

to face a doping ban after being provisionally suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation

investigation whether Aleeva is deemed guilty or not.Aleeva won silver at the 2017 and 2019 European Weightlifting

Aleeva also won silver medals at the Russian Weightlifting Championships in 2011, 2016 and 2017.She won

gold in 2013 at the European Under-23 Championships.Russia is one of the weightlifting nations with

Humberto Selvetti, the first South American and first native Spanish speaker to win an Olympic weightlifting

medal, is top of the list of athletes who will be inducted into the Pan American Weightlifting Federation

and coaches, is dominated by Cuba with 11 entrants.They include the man known as "the father of Cuban weightlifting

contest was Sam Coffa, the 84-year-old Australian who holds an advisory role for the International Weightlifting

kilos in his youth and was known to his friends as El Gordo {the fat one} throughout his career in weightlifting

preferred basketball as a teenager, held a lifelong love of tango, and was not persuaded to take up weightlifting

Games behind the imperious Americans John Davis and James Bradford.It was the first Olympic medal in weightlifting