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The 2019 Spanish Championships kicks off today!

The Spanish Championships takes place this weekend in the Municipal Pavilion “Miguel Guillén Pim” in Madrid. The event kicks off today with the men’s competitions and will be divided into two competition turns. The morning session will start at 8.40AM while the afternoon session at 4.10PM local time. On Sunday, the 9th of June, the […] The post The 2019 Spanish Championships kicks off today! appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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2019 British Weightlifting Championships starts today!

The 2019 British Weightlifting Championships will take place at The Ricoh Arena, Coventry between June 8-9. This is the most prestigious event on the British Weight Lifting calendar and this year the championships are an official qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, adding a new level of competitiveness and media spotlight with athletes […] The post 2019 British Weightlifting Championships starts today! appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Kazakh victory in the women’s 87kg

The women’s 87kg, the ranking was persistent, Kazakh AKHMEROVA Darya took the gold medals, Russian RIAZANOVA Daria clinched the silvers and YU Ssu-Han came in third. AKHMEROVA, 2018 European Junior champion lifted 102kg in the Snatch, with three good attempts, and RIAZANOVA was left only one kilogram behind her. Slightly behind the two, YU finished […] The post Kazakh victory in the women’s 87kg appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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DJURAEV is Junior World Champion!

DJURAEV Akbar took home three gold medals in the men’s 109kg bodyweight category competition in Suva, Fiji. The 19-year-old Uzbek did not miss a lift, although, he didn’t come out for his third Clean and Jerk attempt, as he already won the Junior World Champion title. With 182kg in the Snatch, 216kg in the Clean […] The post DJURAEV is Junior World Champion! appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

IWF reports that the sample of Ms Bilikis Abiodun OTUNLA (NGR) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for metenolone and metenolone metabolite -1-methylene-5α-androstane-3α-ol-17-one (S1.1 Anabolic agents). 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 […] The post PUBLIC DISCLOSURE appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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