On the eve of the 2014 European Weightlifting Championships now being contested in Tel Aviv, Israel, the IWF President took part in the meeting of the Executive Board and the Congress of the European Weightlifting Federation. Among other important items on the Agenda, the major mission of the Executive meeting and the Congress was to […]
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach announced the composition of the IOC commissions for 2014. Congratulations to Jose Quinones, IWF Vice President, President of the Peruvian Weightlifting Federation and President of the Peruvian Olympic Committee now member of the IOC Sport for All Commission. Check out the full list of the commissions.
Rodney Wilkes, the weightlifter who won Trinidad and Tobago’s first ever Olympic medal, has died at the age of 89 after battling against prostate cancer. The featherweight athlete first made his mark on the international scene when he won gold at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games. He then secured his first Olympic medal […]
True to its firm stance against the use of doping, the IWF Executive Board unanimously decided to sanction the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation whose athletes produced multiple adverse analytical findings in 2013 for a fine of USD500,000. At the same time the IWF calls the Federation to conduct an investigation into the athletes’ entourage (coaches, team […]
The IWF Medical Committee held its extraordinary meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on 27 March 2014. Besides 9 members, Chairman Dr. Michael Irani Anti-Doping Commission Chairman Dr. Patrick Schamasch and IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan being present, the IOC Medical Director Dr. Richard Budgett also participated in the meeting. Major topics discussed: The IWF Medical Committee […]