India’s national weightlifting federation committee has stepped down after taking responsibility for the rampant doping in the sport in the country, the Indian Olympic Association said Tuesday. The national weightlifting body was facing another suspension after three more weightlifters were caught in World Anti-Doping Agency tests at a training camp recently. “In the meantime, the […]
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will hold its fifth symposium for journalists on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. This symposium will be an opportunity for the media to hear from WADA’s President John Fahey and Director General David Howman in the lead-up to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Both […]
A few weeks ago, the members of The Malta Weightlifting Association elected a new committee and a new president, Jesmond Caruana. The new team has already started showing their mettle and have prepared a calendar full of events. The first international competition will be held in Wales with the participation of five junior athletes Clint […]
Weightlifter Amirul Hamizan and track athlete K. Ganthimathi have been adjudged Pahang sportsman and sportswoman for 2007/2008, respectively. They received RM3,500 cash, a certificate and a trophy each from the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, Kuantan last night. Amirul is currently ranked third in Southeast Asia and 16th in the world. […]
New Delhi – Sports Minister M S Gill today (16 Nov.) asked Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi to clear the doping mess involving the weightlifters. “Gill called Kalmadi this morning and discussed the doping issue. The Minister told Kalmadi to clear the mess Indian weightlifting finds itself in,” sports ministry sources told PTI. Earlier […]