The International Weightlifting Federation, in cooperation with the Olympic Solidarity, held a Coaching Course in Tuvalu, Oceania, in December 2019. Mrs. Erin Haff from Australia gave a 3-day presentation for the Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (TASNOC) and Tuvalu Weightlifting Federation (TWF). Participants heard several informative lectures and also had some practical […]
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IWF reports that the sample of Mr. Georgios MARKOULAS (GRE) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Methyltestosterone metabolite (S1.1A Exogenous AAS). 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, […]
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Today, 10 February is the last chance to vote on who was your Best Male and Best Female Lifter in 2019, the poll closes tomorrow! The winners will receive the “IWF Jenő Boskovics Lifter of the Year Trophies for 2019”! MEN OM YUN CHOL (PRK, 55 kg) SHI ZHIYONG (CHN, 73 kg) LYU XIAOJUN (CHN, 81 kg) MARTIROSYAN SIMON (ARM, 109 kg) TALAKHADZE LASHA (GEO, +109 kg) WOMEN […]
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Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz is aiming to re-write the history books at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Diaz, 28, became the first Filipino woman to win a medal at Rio four years ago when she took silver in the 53kg final. Tokyo will be her fourth consecutive Games but this time round she is aiming […]
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Olympic Channel’s production, ‘Legends Live On’, featuring German weightlifter Matthias Steiner, recognised in ‘Video Short Feature’ category at the second edition of the 2019 AIPS Sport Media Awards. The winners were announced at a ceremony in Budapest, Hungary on Monday night. An impressive 1746 award submissions from 125 countries where whittled down to a final ‘top […]
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