In October 2017, a whistle-blower provided a copy of the LIMS from the years 2011-15 to the WADA Intelligence and Investigations Department (“WADA I&I). Subsequent investigations involved access to the Moscow Laboratory being granted to WADA I&I...
The International Weightlifting Federation together with the Peruvian Weightlifting Federation is inviting all IWF Member Federations for the first world online weightlifting competition. The Event...
The IWF reports that, based on the Moscow Laboratory Information Management System (“LIMS”) information and analytical data provided by WADA I & I and the International Testing Agency (“ITA”)’s own investigation...
IWF invites everyone to new webinar opportunity titled ‘Applied Sport Psychology in Weightlifting for Coaches’ on 8th October 2020 at 7PM (CET). The online seminar will be opened by Mr. Kamal Mahmoud Mahgoub IWF Executive Board Member and Chairman of the IWF Coaching and Research Committee.
By mutual consent, the IWF Director General Attila Adamfi is moving on from the Federation after 25 years of service. After starting as a volunteer at key IWF events, Mr Adamfi began working for the Federation full time in 2001 as Competition Director, becoming Director General in 2014.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and World Para Powerlifting have signed a historic agreement called ‘Strengthening the World’, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see both organisations strengthen their relationship in a variety of mutually-beneficial areas.
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Keysha Atiki is only 10 but she can already lift her own weight as she trains with a weightlifting coach who once competed in the Olympics – her grandmother. Mercy Obiero was only the second African woman to compete in weightlifting at the Olympics...
IWF reports that Mr Nicolae ONICA (ROU) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone metabolite 4-chloro-18-nor-17b-hydroxymethyl, 17a methyl-5a-androst-13-en-3a-ol (S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids). As a consequence...
IWF reports that Mr Todor YORDANOW (BUL) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Testosterone and at least one of the Adiols (5αAdiol and/or 5βAdiol) (S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids). As a consequence...
During this week, IWF was notified by the corresponding Organizing Committees that further IWF Events shall be either cancelled, postponed or be held in a new format due to the virus. List of IWF Events/Other Events affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic...
The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games held great significance, not only in terms of weightlifting history, but also in terms of universal sports history. For the first time female weightlifters were able to compete at an Olympic Games.
Frank Isaac Spellman, one of the most outstanding athlete in US weightlifting history was born exactly 98 years ago on 17 September 1922 in Malvern, Pennsylvania. As a child, he was fascinated by the sight of muscular and strong people, and was determined to be one of them when he is grown.