IWF reports that the sample of Ms. Otgontuya GONGOR (MGL) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Mesterolone (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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IWF reports that Mr. Oleg CHEN (RUS) has been charged with the violation of Article 2.2 of the IWF Anti-Doping Policy. 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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Ms. Lkhagvasuren Odgerel, Category 1 IWF Technical Official, was distinguished by the Mongolian National Olympic Committee as the Best Referee of the Year 2017. It was a great moment for the weightlifting referee to win the prize issued for the first time in all the sports in Mongolia. Congratulations!
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Upon proposal of the IWF Technical Committee, the IWF Executive Board approved the following modifications to the IWF Technical and Competition Rules & Regulations in Anaheim. Please find the updated TCRR document on this website under the following link. All modifications are also listed on the last pages of the new TCRR. The new rules are in effect from 1 January […]
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Olympic weightlifting is one of the world’s most enduring sports, but what is it that has attracted competitors for thousands of years? Tracing its roots back to ancient Greece and China, weightlifting was one of the seven sports that made up the programme of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. Apart from […]
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