CoachTrue is a computer-based, anti-doping learning tool aimed at sports coaches of elite and recreational athletes worldwide, and WADA has closely monitored its uptake since it was first introduced two years ago. WADA’s Education Department has contacted all stakeholders and provided feedback on the continuing success of its award-winning electronic CoachTrue program. National Anti-Doping Organizations, […]
The IWF aims to continue its work in strong and close cooperation with its Continental Federations. European countries highly contributes to the success of weightlifting sport at international level; therefore the European Weightlifting Federation elections will undoubtedly be in the center of attention in the upcoming period. The EWF elections will be held in April […]
On 17 February, the IOC announced that new analyses carried out on the doping samples collected at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin to detect the presence of Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator (CERA) had come back negative. In addition, all tests carried out at the Winter YOG in Innsbruck were also negative. Over 300 […]
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, it is important for the IWF to underline with pride the constantly growing role of Women weightlifting in international sport. Weightlifting for women celebrated the Premiere at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad held in Sydney with 85 athletes from 47 countries, and the number of participants […]
The deadline for the Preliminary Entry Forms to the Junior World Championships and Pan American Olympic Qualification Event expired today. We invite all National Federations to send their Final Entry Forms to the Guatemalan Weightlifting Federation (fedepesasguate@nullgmail.com) and to the IWF Secretariat (eva.moska@nulliwfnet.net) before April 8.