Sun-Sentinel
(JTA) Iran’s weightlifting federation banned one of its athletes for life after he shook hands and posed for a photo with an Israeli athlete at an international competition in Poland. Mostafa Rajaei finished second in his category at the 2023 World Master Weightlifting Championships.
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Iran on August 30 banned weightlifter Mustafa Radschaie Langrudi for life, claiming he acted "contrary to the ideals of the Islamic republic" when a photo of him by a medals stand showed him together with an athlete from Israel.
The Algemeiner
An Iranian weightlifter was given a lifetime ban by authorities inside Iran for shaking hands with an Israeli competitor at...
International Weightlifting Federation
An impressive array of top-quality athletes, coupled with the event’s wider importance in Olympic qualifying, can make the 2023 IWF World Championships one to remember. Saudi Arabia hosts the IWF’s flagship event for the first time at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex in Riyadh...
International Weightlifting Federation
Less than a week before the start of the IWF World Championships, our International Federation is delighted to be partnering with the International Testing Agency (ITA) at the 2023 IWF World Championships in Riyadh (KSA) to deliver an Anti-Doping Education Seminar...
En.mehrnews.com
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iran veteran weightlifter Mohsen Soltani won a gold medal in the men’s 89kg class of the 2023 Masters World Weightlifting Championships underway in Wieliczka, Poland.
International Weightlifting Federation
It is often said that sport can be a tool for social success, or even more importantly a way of changing the lives of those practicing it. This is already a nice declaration on paper, but it becomes really...
TheSun.co.uk
THE world’s strongest 10-year old is a Brit youngster who can deadlift DOUBLE his weight.
Plos.org
by Ingo Sandau, Urs Granacher
Maximal barbell power output (Pmax) and vertical barbell threshold velocity (vthres) are major determinants of weightlifting performance. Moreover, an optimal force-velocity...
International Weightlifting Federation
IWF Member Federations entered for the 2023 IWF World Championships have until this Monday, August 21, at 12h00 (noon) CET to proceed to the verification of their final entries, submitted by July 4, 2023.
International Weightlifting Federation
The Myanmar Weightlifting Federation (MWF) recently organised, with the support of the IWF and Olympic Solidarity, a five-day course for national coaches and ITO’s, at the Multi-Purpose Hall in Nay Pyi Taw.
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports)
Though Indian weightlifting has a proud history and legacy, it's one event India haven't managed to win a gold medal in at the Asian Games. It's not a surprise then to hear that Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu wants to change that statistic in Hangzhou.
International Weightlifting Federation
Paris 2024 Weightlifting Operational Test Event was held at the South Paris Arena 6 on Saturday 12 August 2023. Comprising of men’s +102kg and women’s 71kg, twenty-five (25) French lifters in total competed across the two bodyweight categories.
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF Executive Board met today (online) and approved important decisions concerning its future, namely the appointment of an Interim CEO, a new “IWF Human Rights and Non-Discrimination Policy”, a Commission...
En.mehrnews.com (sports)
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iran's youth weightlifting team became the vice-champion of Asia at the 2023 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in India.
