Tamio “Tommy” Kono, a two-time Olympic weightlifting champion who also coached the U.S. team at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, passed away on Sunday in Honolulu due to complications from liver disease. He was 85. Born in Sacramento, California, on June 27, 1930, Kono and his family, which were of Japanese descent, were relocated to […]
The deadline for the Preliminary Entry Forms to the 2016 IWF Junior World Championships Tbilisi, GEO was 23rd April 2016. We invite all National Federations to send their Preliminary Entry Forms to the Georgian Weightlifting Federation (info@nullgeowf.ge) and to the IWF Secretariat (angelique.mottet@nulliwfnet.net) as soon as possible.
The IWF reports that samples of Ms. Hripsime Khurshudyan (ARM), Ms. Lyaysan Makhiyanova (RUS), Mr. Krzysztof Szramiak (POL) have returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S4.5.3 Hormone and metabolic modulators) meldonium. The IWF decided not to suspend the aforementioned Athletes provisionally. In any case where it is determined that the athletes did not commit an […]
RAISING THE BAR Olympic weightlifting gold medallist Lyu Xiaojun dropped into the Hub. He gave us seven tips for success, including insights on nutrition, mental strength, training and karaoke! Check out the Olympic Athletes’ HUB!
Inspired by Traditional Japanese Motif Tokyo, 25 April 2016 – Tokyo 2020 today unveiled the official emblems of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, “Harmonized Chequered Emblems.” The design was highly acclaimed by the public and the Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee for exemplifying Japan and the city of Tokyo, and for its representation of […]