World champion Zhiyong Shi of China added a continental gold medal to his collection after claiming the men’s 77 kilograms title at the Asian Weightlifting Championships at the Uzbekistan Sport Center in Tashkent.

Former world champion Hsing-Chun Kuo of Chinese Taipei claimed the women’s 58 kilograms title on day three of action at the Asian Weightlifting Championships at the Uzbekistan Sport Center in Tashkent.

Xiaoting Chen led a Chinese one-two in the women’s 53 kilograms category as action continued today at the Asian Weightlifting Championships at the Uzbekistan Sport Center in Tashkent.

Tan Yayun and Meng Cheng each claimed narrow victories to secure a Chinese double at the Asian Weightlifting Championships at the Uzbekistan Sport Center in Tashkent.

Belarus' double world champion Andrei Rybakov has been given special dispensation to compete at this week's Asian Weightlifting Championships after the lifting of his ban for a failed meldonium drugs test.

The governing bodies of sports who want the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to catch and punish cheats for them will have to wait for two years, said Sir Craig Reedie, the WADA President.

A provisional suspension on Belarus' double world champion and two-time Olympic silver medallist Andrei Rybakov has been lifted by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) following yesterday's announcement that positive drugs cases involving meldonium are to be investigated.

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) director general Attila Adamfi has claimed his sport is leading the way in tackling doping problems and that they are uncovering more cheats than other sports due to their more extensive testing programme.

The three logos for this year’s International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Tbilisi have been unveiled by the sport’s governing body.

Double world champion and two-time Olympic silver medallist Andrei Rybakov of Belarus has tested positive for banned substance meldonium, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has held an Anti-Doping Seminar in order to spread information on drug issues to athletes and their entourages.

Willian Ozuna has been re-elected for a second four-year term as President of the Pan-American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) at its Congress in Santo Dominigo.

Warm and respectful greetings to all members of the world’s weightlifting family: athletes, coaches, Federation officials, the media and the all-important fans of weightlifting.

Russia should not be surprised if its weightlifters are banned from competing at Rio 2016 following a string of recent doping cases, former weightlifting trainer David Rigert has claimed.

Russia’s world champion Aleksei Lovchev is among 17 athletes who have been suspended for positive drug tests by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) following last month's World Championships in Houston, United States.