Bulgaria’s weightlifting federation was stripped of its licence Wednesday for financial mismanagement and a major doping scandal that saw the country’s best athletes banned, the sports ministry said. The ministry said it had refused to renew the federation’s licence because it had “breached the anti-doping regulations and sports ethics ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games […]
Meeting of General Council of Indian Weightlifting Federation was held at Delhi on 27 Dec 09 for election of office bearers and Executive Members of the Indian Weightlifting Federation for term of 4 years from 2009 to 2013 at Conference Hall, Hotel Southern, 18/2, Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF INDIAN […]
Newly-elected Indian Weightlifting Federation President Birendra Prasad Baishya vowed to cleanse the sport from the doping menace which has brought shame to the country in the past. Baishya, a Member of Parliament and former Union Minister, was elected unanimously for a four-year term in the General Body meeting of the Indian Weightlifting Federation and he […]
Xinhua News Agency selected the top 10 sports news of China in 2009. Position NO. 8. China claimed 18 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze medals to top the world weightlifting championships in Goyang, South Korea, in November.
The Malta Weightlifting Association competitive calendar for 2009 was completed with the National Championships at the Cottonera Sports Complex.Two 15-year-olds stole the show during the championships as Kimberly Coleiro lifted a total of 83 kgs while Rodmar Pulis had a personal best in Clean and Jerk, 90 kgs, and total, 155 kgs.The trophy for the […]