Iran-Israel conflict. When sport can’t handle politics
An Iranian weightlifter was suspended for life for shaking hands with his Israeli colleague. Once again, athletes involved in other people’s affairs with no just solution.
They burned the Azerbaijan flag and the entire delegation left the European Weightlifting Championships
It happened during the parade of the opening ceremony of the event that takes place in Armenia. The person responsible was a well-known designer who was released hours later. Azerbaijani athletes were unable to add new marks that would bring them closer to Paris and could compensate them in the next African Championship.
Indonesian weightlifter Citra Febrianti receives her long-awaited London 2012 silver medal after 10 years
Following the disqualification of both the gold and silver medalists, Febrianti went from not medaling in London to being the silver medalist
IWF encouraged by the sights and sounds at the Commonwealth Games
President Jalood had nothing but praise for the competition and atmosphere of the recently completed Commonwealth Games in the U.K.
U.S. weightlifters wrap Pan Ams with medals, records, world team spots
More than 15 Olympic and world medalists in continental weightlifting event in Bogotá
The Pan American Championship opens this Sunday in the Colombian capital, which will host the IWF World Championship in December.
Weightlifting moves forward, Olympic boxing stuck
Despite the flagrant leadership failures that have driven the sport of weightlifting to the brink of banishment from the Olympics, that prospect could be easing following the vote for new leaders.
IWF elects Mohammed Jaloud president as historic electoral congress wraps up
The IWF also elected a female first vice president for the first time in their history
Ursula Garza Papandrea: “If we’re not in the Olympic Games, you’ve effectively stolen the Olympic dream from every athlete who comes after this”
Candidate for IWF presidency says upcoming executive board elections must bring the right team together to save weightlifting as an Olympic sport
Tamás Aján and Nicu Vlad given lifetime suspension from weightlifting
The two former officials were sanctioned for activities related to anti-doping rules violations over an extended period of time. The case brought weightlifting unwanted attention and helped place its spot on the Olympic sports program in jeopardy.
