The Norwegian Weightlifting Federation held its Elections recently. Two candidates were running for the position of President. A female candidate, Hilde Næss proposed by the Electoral Committee, and Stian Grimseth proposed by one of the clubs. Approximately 60% of the delegates voted for Hilde Næss. This gave Norway the first female weightlifting President in the history of the […]
The French Weightlifting Federation (FFHM) held its General Assembly and Elections on 25th March, 2017 at the INSEP in Paris. Jean-Paul Bulgaridhes was elected with 67,16 % of the votes under the vision of a “United effective and shared Governance”. In his speech full of hope he paid tribute to his predecessor Marc Andrieux offering him […]
Former Bulgarian weightlifting coach Ivan Abadzhiev, one of the sport’s most successful and prominent figures, died at age 85. Widely known as “The Pope of Weightlifting,” Abadzhiev led Bulgaria to 10 Olympic, 57 world and 64 European titles between 1968 and 2000, making weightlifting the most successful sport in the Balkan country’s. As a competitor, […]
The IWF reports that the sample of Ms. Ekaterina BASHMAKOVA (RUS) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Furosemide (S5 Diuretics and Masking 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 […]
Chile and Argentina have a long common border and many time it is shorter to cross the border than reach another city within the country. The classic example is to compare the distance between Santiago and Punta Arenas in Chile, or between Buenos Aires and Rio Gallegos in Argentina (2.500-3.000 Km), with the distance between […]