by Christopher RICKLETON In a gym in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty, Paralympic weightlifter Alina Solodukhina’s slight shoulders are feeling the strain under more than 60 kilogrammes of cast iron.
A major qualification event for Tokyo 2020 was organized in Tehran, the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Iran in March this year. This was the fourth edition of the Fajr Cup, which was organized according to the new qualification method with the 7 new Olympic bodyweight categories.
This is a reminder that every Athlete included in the International Registered Testing Pool (IRTP) shall submit their whereabouts information through the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) throughout the whole year on a quarterly basis.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) welcomes the support of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) today, after it outlined its recognition for the IWF’s significant efforts to ensure clean sport and protect clean athletes.
Stian Grimseth, legendary lifter of his country was elected as President of Norwegian Weightlifting Federation. Mr Grimseth won the European Championships in 1996, competed twice at the Olympic Games (1996 and 2004) and several other national and international events.
Mr Vladimir Saltykov, Russian National Team Official suddenly passed away due to heart attack. Mr Saltykov was born in 1955 and after graduating the Volgograd State Institute of Physical Culture in 1983...
The Ukrainian Weightlifting Federation opened the doors of the Olympic Base in Kamianets-Podilskyi for weightlifting teams to train and prepare for competitions. The modern, well-equipped facility provides an excellent opportunity for weightlifters for training and recreation as well.
The 2019 edition of the IWF Youth World Championships finished with double success for the host nation USA, showing the strength of next-generation US Weightlifting. This is the first time that both the male and female teams won the team classification.
On the last competition day of the 2019 IWF Youth Championships, the highest men and woman bodyweight categories competed in Las Vegas. In the woman’s +81kg, Spanish BLANCO TARELA Irene proved to be the best.