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PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

IWF reports that Ms Rattikan GULNOI (THA) has been charged with (a) violation(s) of Article 2.2 of the IWF Anti-Doping Policy and has been provisionally suspended as of 01 October 2020. In any case where it is determined that the Athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the relevant decision will also be published. IWF […] The post PUBLIC DISCLOSURE appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT THE INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION

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. As part of his remit, Mr Adamfi […] The post LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT THE INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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IWF and World Para Powerlifting sign historic Memorandum of Understanding

IWF and World Para Powerlifting 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. ‘Strengthening the World’ has three key areas of collaboration: 1st Attempt – Raise […] The post IWF and World Para Powerlifting sign historic Memorandum of Understanding appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Kenyan weightlifting Olympian trains daughter and granddaughter

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, representing her native Kenya in 2012. Now retired […] The post Kenyan weightlifting Olympian trains daughter and granddaughter appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

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, the Athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the Athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the […] The post PUBLIC DISCLOSURE appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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