Weightlifting competition has finished yesterday in Constantí Pavilion at the XVIII Mediterranean Games with 12 medals. The Turkish team stood out from the rest of the delegations with 4 medals in this sports discipline. In 77 kg men’s Snatch, the Olympic medallist in Rio Games, Mohamed Mahmoud has won the gold medal for the Egyptian […]
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IWF reports that the sample of Mr. Huseyn ISMAYILOV (AZE) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Testosterone (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 violation, the […]
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The Asian Weightlifting Federation held its Executive Board Meeting on 21st June 2018 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Doha, Qatar. On this occasion, Mr. Mohammed Yousef Al Mana, AWF President, and Mrs. Boossaba Yodbangtoey, AWF General Secretary, were honoured to welcome the Executive Members participating. The meeting was held in presence of Dr. Tamas Ajan, […]
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Today, we celebrate the 70th Olympic Day, a worldwide occasion to embrace the Olympic Values: Friendship, Respect and Excellence – along with the four Paralympic values – Determination, Inspiration, Courage and Equality. On 23 June 1894 the International Olympic Committee was formally established through the efforts of Pierre Coubertin, a Paris born aristocrat, nobleman, teacher, athlete and sports enthusiast. […]
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The XVI U15 Spanish Championships will be held tomorrow, June 23 in Madrid. A total of 78 athletes (34 man and 44 women) will compete to be the best in their bodyweight categories. The entries indicate how the presence of young women in weightlifting is getting more and more important in Spain. On this […]
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