Following a number of inquiries regarding the substance AOD-9604 available on the Internet ‘black market’ and possibly elsewhere, WADA has issued the following statement: AOD-9604 is a substance still under pre-clinical and clinical development and has not been approved for therapeutic use by any government health authority in the world. Therefore, under the 2013 Prohibited […]
The first ever Samaranch Memorial was inaugurated on 21 April in Tianjin (People’s Republic of China) in the presence of IOC President Jacques Rogge, the Samaranch family, his son Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, also an IOC Executive Board (EB) member and her daughter Maria Teresa Samaranch as well as many IOC members who came to […]
The 2013 IWF Youth World Championships and YOG Qualification Event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan ended with the participation of 187 Women from 37 countries and 246 Men from 42 countries. In terms of participation, this is the highest rate ever achieved at Youth World Championships. This competition marked the first step in the Qualification period for […]
From 7-9 June 2013, a course entitled “Weightlifting for Sports” will be held in Halmstad, Sweden. The venue to host the course will be the Eleiko Sports Center. GENERAL OVERVIEW: This course is suitable for Strength & Conditioning /Sports Performance Practitioners, Health & Fitness Professionals, Crossfitters and Sports Coaches who are introducing people to Olympic […]
Straight from the 2013 IWF Youth World Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan went directly to the European Championships in Tirana, Albania. Mr. Gudar Beqiraj, President of the Albanian Academy of Sciences, Honorary President of the Albanian Weightlifting Federation invited the IWF President to pay a visit to the Albanian Academy […]