Canada’s renowned weightlifting coach, Ron Greavette has suddenly passed away on 21 March 2020. Mr Greavette was the President of the Canadian Weightlifting Federation between 1989 and 1994; he was the team leader at the 1992 Olympic Games, coached the Canadian weightlifting team during three Junior World Championships (1976, 1977, 1987) and two Commonwealth Games (1986 […]
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IWF reports that the sample of Ms. Eleni Konstantinidi (GRE) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Betamethasone (S.9 – Glucocorticoids). 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 will not make any further comments on the case […]
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The Zhangkong Barbell company, the Sole Supplier of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has offered 5000 medical masks to the weightlifting family to help to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. In co-operation with the IWF Secretariat, Zhangkong Barbell will distribute the masks to the National Federations by airmail, on its own cost. The […]
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To all of the weightlifting athletes and federations in our international community, None of us is completely surprised by the announcement that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be postponed. Out of an abundance of caution and concern first and foremost for the priority of life and health of the world, the IOC has […]
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The IOC and the Tokyo Organising Committee today released a joint statement, whereby they confirmed the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for no later than summer 2021. „In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the WHO today, the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that […]
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