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Top weightlifters Toma and Santavy in record-breaking form as email competition is huge success

  • Weightlifting

Loredana Toma of Romania, Boady Santavy of Canada and the Belgian teenager Nina Sterckx were in outstanding form in the innovative Eleiko Email International Lifters Tournament, which attracted 751 entries from 63 countries.

be a great event, with great numbers all round," said Paul Coffa, general secretary of the Oceania Weightlifting

Stephen offered special thanks to Bowen Stuart, the Australian Weightlifting Federation manager for information


Las Vegas weightlifting event moved online due to pandemic

  • Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting has changed the American Open Series 3 from an in-person competition to a remote and

This is an innovative solution for an unprecedented time in our history," said USA Weightlifting chief

By holding this event remotely, we can assure our members that a weightlifting competition will happen

virtual Nike American Open Series 3 ©Getty ImagesParticipants for the event must have one 15 kilogram weightlifting

their own Government's COVID-19 guidelines.Entries for the event will close on September 3, with USA Weightlifting



New IWF Athletes' Commission to come into being on September 1

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has taken the first step towards giving athletes a meaningful

represented and the voice of athletes can be heard by advising the Executive Board on matters concerning weightlifting

of the sport’s few athletes with voting rights.As athletes’ representative he sits on the Board of Weightlifting

Evans would also welcome the chance to talk to the IWF about the sport "making more of an effort to put weightlifting

encouraged to be active during Ajan’s reign.One of its members is Tom Goegebuer, President of the Belgian Weightlifting



Acting IWF President Papandrea hails success of mixed-gender team event in Oceania

  • Weightlifting

A new weightlifting competition for mixed-gender teams could be a formula to follow around the world

during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused so much disruption to the International Weightlifting

There were several impressive results in the first round of the innovative Oceania Weightlifting Federation

mixed-gender team is such a great way to break the historical and cultural norm that men and women in weightlifting

details can be found here.Last week a successful online competition was staged by the Pan American Weightlifting




Olympic weightlifting champion admits lockdown has been a blessing in disguise

  • Weightlifting

Olympic weightlifting gold medallist Sohrab Moradi has admitted that the coronavirus crisis has been

 "Weightlifting differs from other types of sports and you cannot halt training since your preparation

I wait for the International Weightlifting Federation's new timetable to get rid of all confusion," he

 "The Iran Weightlifting Federation's officials have been keeping in touch with me and monitor my


Helsinki 1952 weightlifting medallist Mirzaei dies age 91

  • Weightlifting

Helsinki 1952 Olympic weightlifting bronze medallist Ali Mirzaei has died at the age of 91, it has been

team-mate Mahmoud Namjoo winning silver on 307.5kg.Mirzaei also secured medal success at the World Weightlifting


Indian Sports Minister says training camps to continue to aid Olympic athletes

  • Boxing

Indian Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has said national training camps will continue as the country seeks to enable Olympic athletes the opportunity to train ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

I had personally interacted with athletes and coaches of hockey, athletics and weightlifting while they


Olympic weightlifting hopefuls return to action in landmark global online competition

  • Weightlifting

who are competing this weekend, more than four months since the last competition on the International Weightlifting

In a landmark event organised by the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF), athletes and officials

and a PAWF Organising Committee was formed.Committee member Craig Walker, President of the Canadian Weightlifting

in wake of the COVID-19 crisis ©PAWFAmong the referees is Milan Mihajlovic, President of the Serbian Weightlifting

place after the competition, and further online competitions will be discussed by the IWF.The Oceania Weightlifting

2020.Oceania's success with such events was an encouragement to the PAWF organisers, said Walker.USA Weightlifting



IOC confirms revised qualification processes for Tokyo 2020 finalised

  • Tokyo 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the revised qualification processes for each sport have been finalised ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

clarified the use of specific events in line with their adapted calendars for 2021.The IOC said athletics, weightlifting