Weightlifters from Egypt, Tunisia and Nigeria made progress in the rankings for Paris 2024 with good performances in two Olympic weight categories at the African Championships in Tunis. Until two days ago the only African nation with athletes ranked in the top 10 was Egypt, which had Sara Samir at 81kg, and the women’s and […]
A weightlifter from Europe, who lost an Olympic qualifying opportunity when an Armenian burned the Azerbaijan flag, finished first in the African Championships today in Tunis (TUN). Isa Rustamov, 23, made a career-best effort to finish ahead of eight African competitors in the men’s 67kg category with a total that would have earned him a […]
Gor Minasyan was in record-breaking form to claim the super-heavyweight title and another two continental records on the final day of the Asian Championships here in Jinju. Minasyan has made 14 good lifts in 18 attempts for Bahrain and has set Asian records with nine of them. This was also the first sweep of golds […]
Following an online meeting of its Executive Board (EB) today, the IWF decided to endorse and apply the IOC’s “Recommendations for International Federations and international sports event organisers on the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport in international competitions.” These conditions relate to the eligibility criteria which athletes with a Russian or […]
One of Iran’s greatest weightlifters is hoping to put his injury nightmares behind him after beginning his attempt to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the age of 34. On a day when Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan had their first winners of the week at the Asian Championships here, Sohrab Moradi started in the […]