The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has entered into a Partnership to Quality program with The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Mr. Tim Ricketts, Director, Standards and Harmonization, Mr. Stuart Kemp, Deputy Director, Standards and Harmonization and Ms. Natalie Mills International Federation Relations Manager visited the IWF’s Budapest office for a 2 day meeting on 3rd and […]
The World Anti-Doping Code requires its Signatories to implement, evaluate and monitor information, education, and prevention programs for doping free sport. The IWF considers the education as one of its top priorities. With the Good to know tab on our website and the numerous anti-doping seminars and circulars the IWF tries to give all the […]
The IWF confirms that it continues to recognise the Cyprus Weightlifting Federation represented by President Dr. Andreas Roumbas and General Secretary Denise Offermann Loizou as its affiliated Member Federation and the sole governing body for weightlifting in Cyprus.
An Interactive workshop was held on 2nd of February 2016 at the IOC Headquarters in Lausanne. Representatives from the IOC, ASOIF and Rio 2016 had presentations followed by a question and answer session with delegates from all the 28 Summer Olympic IFs. The main topic of the meeting was the preparation and update information of […]
The IWF reports that sample of Ms. Aline De Souza Facciolla Ferreira (BRA) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S1.1 Anabolic Agents) boldenone. 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 […]