IWF determined to encourage and protect clean weightlifting 20 October 2017; Budapest, Hungary: The one-year suspensions of the nine IWF Members Federations (MFs) found to have had three or more anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) during the retesting of samples taken at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, officially took effect today. The IWF has informed each of […]
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In the framework of the IWF Development Program, the Weightlifting Federation of Tunisia organized a Coaching Course in Hamamat city (60 km far from the Capital, Tunis) from 27th September to 1st October 2017. Lectures were given by Mr. Maged Salama, while theoretical sessions were followed by practical ones. 29 coaches from Tunisia attended the […]
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“Perspectives of Weightlifting at School, University and Military Sector” Within the context of the II South American Youth Sports Games, Santiago de Chile 2017, the seminar and round table “Perspectives of Weightlifting at School, University and Military Sector” was held on the 4th, 5th and 6th of October in the Pierre de Coubertin Hall of […]
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The 2nd South American Youth Games Santiago 2017 was held in Santiago of Chile from September 29th to October 8th, gathering 1248 athletes from 24 disciplines. Weightlifting competitions were held in the Olympic Training Center (CEO) between October 4th to 8th, with the participation of 75 young lifters (38 men and 37 women) coming from […]
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Record number of anti-doping tests expected during World Championships Lausanne, 16 October 2017: With just over 50 days remaining to the 2017 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim (USA), Dr Patrick Schamasch of the IWF’s independent Anti-Doping Commission outlined the outstanding preparations that aim to ensure clean competition. The IWF is completely committed to protecting […]
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