FISU officially confirmed the disqualification of Mohamed Masoud Ihssan (EGY), originally +105kg gold medal winner at the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen, China due to his positive doping result.
The Asian Inter-Club Championships was officially opened yesterday by Mr. Jasur Akramov, 1st Deputy Minister on Sports Affairs of Uzbekistan. Tashkent already hosted the 2010 Asian Youth and Junior Championships and will organize the 2013 Youth World Championships. The enthusiastic Organizing Committee, led by UWF General Secretary, Mr. Shakrillo Makhmudov made again an outstanding effort to fulfill […]
Vasily Alexeev, double Olympic champion in Munich 1972 and in Montreal 1976, eight times World Champion, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, and Honored Coach of the USSR died today. Vasily set 80 world records and 81 records of the USSR, including eternal world record Total in three lifts (645kg). Alexeev was a Member […]
Attila Adamfi, IWF Competition Director together with Anton Kislyakov, Russian Weightlifting Federation Vice President visited Belgorod, Russia in order to coordinate the preparation of the IWF Grand Prix – President’s Cup taking place on December 16-18, 2011. The city is very excited to host such international event, the official hotel and venues are ready to […]
