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WADA Foundation Board Meeting in Paris

The WADA Foundation Board approved its Compliance Activities Plan and its increased budget during the Board meeting which was held on the 16th November 2014 in Paris, France. The Foundation Board decided that a neutral Compliance Review Committee would be established in order to provide guidance on compliance matters to the Foundation Board. Also all […]

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Superheavyweights and records

Tatiana Kashirina, from Russia, set five world records on her way to victory in the women’s super-heavyweight category on another remarkable day at the IWF World Championships in Almaty. She won by 28kg, was more than 50kg clear of the bronze medallist, and beat three of her 11 rivals by 100kg or more. In a […]

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DPR Korea on verge of becoming most successful nation in 2014

DPR Korea have won 12 gold medals at the 2014 world Championships, three more than China, who follow with nine. If DPR Korea is still on top after Sunday’s events, it is the first time they will have the most gold medals in a single weightlifting World Championships. The last year China failed to first […]

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Ilyin Ilya rocked the 105kg bodyweight

Whatever other sport was going on around the world yesterday (Sat) it surely cannot have matched the IWF World Championships for drama, excitement and breathtaking quality. The world’s most popular weightlifter rounded off a remarkable evening by setting a third world record in three successive lifts – all by different men. Ilya Ilyin, double Olympic […]

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Evstyukhina (RUS) hoping to end Russia’s golden drought

Five-time world champion Nadezda Evstyukhina (RUS) is hoping to end Russia golden drought with only two day of competition at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty. That elusive medal would raise Russia’s total in the competition to 100 and would make it the fourth country to reach the milestone after China, Soviet Union and […]

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