Kazakhstan weightlifter’s Rio 2016 gold medal under threat after ITA presses urine-swapping charges
Nijat Rahimov, a gold medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, is one of the first two weightlifters ever to be charged with a doping...
Category : Weightlifting
Six more Russian weightlifters banned, three charged but Russia blames Aján and IWF
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has banned six Russian weightlifters for periods of four to eight years and provisionally suspended three more after a doping...
Exclusive: Another 130 weightlifting doping samples “hidden” by Aján regime at IWF
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has demanded action from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) over 130 doping samples “hidden” during the tenure of its disgraced...
Ghanaian weightlifting team resume preparations for Tokyo 2020
The Ghanaian weightlifting team has resumed preparations for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Weightlifters have been able to return to training as restrictive measures...
Bitter weightlifting dispute goes public as angry Austrian opts to compete for Bulgaria
The best young male weightlifter in Austria will not compete for his homeland again after a serious breakdown in relations with his national federation. David...