Strongman and actor Franco Columbu dead at 78
Two-time Mr. Olympia champ and actor Franco Columbu has died at the age of 78.
Two-time Mr. Olympia champ and actor Franco Columbu has died at the age of 78.
Legendary Hungarian weightlifter, Imre Földi’s new tombstone was revealed in the Tatabanya graveyard, Hungary, in presence of local dignities this Wednesday. Mr Földi was the most successful Hungarian weightlifter of all times...
FISU Technical Committee Chair for Weightlifting Anikó Németh-Móra and FISU Director-General Paulo Ferreira made a visit to Gangjin, Korea, the city to host the next World University Weightlifting Championships in 2020.
Last weekend, on August 24, 2019, the Russian Weightlifting Federation, together with the Regional Moscow Weightlifting Federation, organized an excursion to Gorky Park for members of Paul Andersen’s family (Glenda Anderson, Paul’s widow and Stephen Leonard, now Glenda’s husband.
An Olympic Solidarity course was held in Dili, Timor Leste 5-10 August. IWF Coaching and Research Committee Member, Aveenash Pandoo was the lecturer of the Level 1 course, dedicated to beginners. 25 coaches, 22 men and 3 women attended.
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The IWF reports that based on the evidence arising from the investigations conducted by Prof. McLaren and the WADA Intelligence & Investigations department (WADA I&I) into the Russian doping scheme...
Coaches from around the world meet in Miami for the weekend of education & training Nearly 100 weightlifting coaches from around the world gathered in Miami, Florida August 8-11 as USA Weightlifting hosted its Coaching Symposium presented by Ascent Protein.
Tara Devi Pun bettered her national record on her way to winning gold medal in the third Sunil Lal Joshi National Weightlifting Championship here today.
The Kenya Amateur Weightlifting Association, on behalf of Eastern and Central Africa Weightlifting, organized a Coaching Seminar in the framework of the IWF Development program in Nairobi, Kenya in July.
Sanju Chaudhary of Nepal Police Club shattered three national records on her way to winning gold medal in the third Sunil Lal Joshi Memorial National Weightlifting Championship here today.
Earlier this year, in a major move by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) towards increased transparency and independence in its anti-doping efforts, the IWF delegated the management of its anti-doping program to the International Testing Agency (ITA).