Maltese youngsters leave their mark in Wales tournament Agius and Sapiano place first in respective categoriesFive young members of the MCAST club in Naxxar made a good advert for Maltese weightlifting with a spate of positive results in a tournament for juniors, held in Holyhead, Wales earlier this month.Ryan Agius topped the 69kg class with […]
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will this week set the ball rolling for elections to reconstitute the dope-tainted Indian Weighlifting Federation, the officials of which resigned en masse after six lifters tested positive for banned substances last month. IOA Secretary General Randhir Singh said that dates for the elections would be announced in the coming […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced sanctions against five athletes who participated in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing for having committed anti-doping violations. However, it did not disqualify Dominican Republic’s Yudelquis Maridalin Contreras (fifth in the 53kg weightlifting event) after counter-analysis failed to confirm the initial result.
The IWF Executive Board discussed the issue of the several Indian positive doping cases. Regarding the facts that the India has repeatedly produced multiple cases in recent years, on the other hand, however, the cases are still in process, the Executive Board shall take a very strong action against the Indian Federation, once all the […]
Sports Minister and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, has been disqualified from contesting for the presidency of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). The NOC Public Relations Officer, Tony Nezianya, disclosed this to newsmen yesterday in Lagos after the executive committee meeting to screen those seeking election into the NOC board. The […]