The IWF is pleased to announce a new agreement with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES). Through this collaboration, the CCES will monitor athlete whereabouts compliance, develop a test distribution plan in collaboration with the IWF’s Anti-Doping Committee, implement that plan and organize all out-of-competition testing. “The CCES is proud of IWF’s commitment […]
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The AWF Executive Board Meeting and Congress were held on 22nd April 2018 in Urgench, Uzbekistan. On this occasion, Boossaba Yodbangtoey, AWF General Secretary opened the meeting with a minute of silence in memory of Aleksandr Kurlovich who passed away recently. Mohamed Jalood, IWF General Secretary delivered a speech to the Executive Board and draw […]
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Mirabai’s story is not about somebody being spotted for prodigal talent, but of someone who sought out the opportunity and the right mentor. Mirabai’s story is not about somebody being spotted for prodigal talent, but of someone who sought out the opportunity and the right mentor. As a 13-year-old girl, from a poor family at […]
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The Iranian Weightlifting Federation sent a female team to the 2018 AWF Junior and Youth Championships – YOG Qualification event to Urgench, Uzbekistan. The competition starting on 23 April will kick off with 248 lifters from 22 countries. Iran will participate for the first time with Women’s and they will have a chance to earn […]
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After five days of meetings, conferences, events, and exhibitions in the Thai capital Bangkok, the SportAccord convention held since April 15 is wrapping up on Friday, as organizers and participants considered the event to be a “huge success”, during which key agreements were concluded. Focusing on sports and its challenges, SportAccord Convention offers a great […]
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