IWF/ITA reinforced the anti-doping programme in 2024

The IWF is pleased to present, in co-operation with the ITA (International Testing Agency), its statistics concerning the 2024 anti-doping programme. Last year, a total of 3324 samples were collected around the world, including 1889 in-competition and 1435 out-of-competition. Moreover, in terms of urine/blood proportion, there were respectively 2389 and 935 samples.

This amount of collected samples resulted in a total of 2486 completed tests, performed on 1078 athletes (52% men, 48% women) from 120 countries. 

These numbers improve the statistics from 2023, when 3192 samples, from 1039 lifters representing 109 nations were collected.

Concerning the Results Management of the 2024 tests, 51 of them constitute Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV).

In 2024, the IWF/ITA received only 21 TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemptions) application requests.

In terms of Anti-Doping Education, the attendance in webinars/seminars totalled 611 participants from 77 different nationalities. In 2024, the IWF, together with the ITA, held four Anti-Doping seminars – at the IWF World Cup in Phuket (THA), the IWF World Youth Championships in Lima (PER), the IWF World Junior Championships in Leon (ESP), and the IWF World Championships in Manama (BRN).

As 2024 was an Olympic year, the IWF was proud to announce that all 122 athletes taking part in the Paris Games were tested before the event, and that all tests resulting from their participation in the French capital were negative.

All info on IWF/ITA Anti-Doping activities here