The IWF Executive Board met on 5 February to address concerns expressed by the IOC and has approved a number of key actions, including the adoption of eligibility criteria aimed at ensuring high standards of governance for the forthcoming IWF elections.
Dr. Mike Molloy is a nutrition coach who has worked with professional athletes including Icelandic weightlifter and CrossFit athlete Sara Sigmundsdottir, CrossFitter and UK's fittest man Zack George...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Commitee (Tokyo 2020) today published the first playbook, a resource which outlines...
15-year old weightlifter Tenishia Thornton has been named as the first winner of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year. She won this prestigious award after a combined vote by a panel of three sports journalists and a public vote which was held online over the past weeks.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been informed today by the International Testing Agency (ITA) of the conclusion of the anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) procedure for two Romanian weightlifters Gabriel SINCRAIAN and Razvan MARTIN.
The International Testing Agency (ITA) has launched its own doping reporting platform called ‘Reveal’ in order to offer additional opportunities to report doping offences. Reveal allows for suspicions to be disclosed in complete confidentiality.
Weightlifting shoes aren’t just for Olympians. Here’s why every lifter should use them.
IWF Women’s Commission will host the first ever Female Focus Webinar on February 5, 2021, at 21.00 Lausanne time. The first presenter will be Ph candidate Kimberly Santabarbara, M.S., CSCS, who will lecture from Auckland, New Zealand, on the topic Strength Training and the Menstrual Cycle.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) notes with deep concern the recent news that raised serious concerns about an apparent weakening of the anti-doping rules by the IWF seeking to change...
On 6th February 2021, the European Weightlifting Federation will hold a webinar on the return to European competitions. The webinar will be delivered via Zoom and is organized for Technical Officials, Coaches and also Athletes.
On 17 January 2021 Kosovo Weightlifting Federation held its Electoral Congress. The Elections were held through the online platform of ZOOM under the supervision of Kosovo Olympic Committee where 15 delegates from the three regions of Kosovo where present.
The IWF Executive Board decided to expand the scope of governance reform and adjusted the date of its forthcoming Constitutional Congress, to accommodate this more ambitious scope for positive change.
