International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)

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Governance

An independent report by professor Richard McLaren has presented a damning overview of Tamás Aján’s reign as president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), with the investigation team fin…
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Tamás Aján has resigned as president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) amid an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption, ending a tenure of over four decades at the governing body, i…
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The Olympic flame is being removed from display in Japan as the country enters a month-long 'state of emergency' in response to the coronavirus pandemic
Weightlifting
Governance

International Weightlifting Federation president Tamás Aján has resigned as an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee's executive board.
Weightlifting
Governance

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed professor Richard McLaren to independently investigate allegations of corruption relating to the body and its president Tamás Aján.
Weightlifting
Governance

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Tamás Aján has agreed to step down for a period of 90 days amid an investigation into allegations of corruption and doping cover-ups at the governing b…
Weightlifting
Events

The International Weightlifting Federation is holding an emergency meeting in Doha on Wednesday to address the ongoing fallout from its recent doping and corruption scandal
Weightlifting
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has described as "very serious and worrying" the allegations made in Sunday's documentary by ARD alleging failures by the International Weightlifting Federation to tackle…
Weightlifting
Governance

Allegations of corruption and cover-ups of doping cases at the International Weightlifting Federation have been made in a documentary by German public-service broadcaster ARD
Weightlifting
Events

The International Weightlifting Federation has awarded its 2022 World Championships to the Chinese city of Chongqing
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The IOC has confirmed Weightlifting's place in the 2024 Paris Olympics
Weightlifting
Business

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has reassigned hosting rights for its 2018 World Championships to Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, while the body’s Executive Board has also unanimously approved recommendations made by the Clean Sport and Sports Programme Commissions to eradicate doping in the sport.

Weightlifting

Weightlifting has today (Wednesday) been hit with a fresh raft of failed doping retests, with three Olympic champion lifters from China and eight other medallists from Beijing’s 2008 summer Games in line to be stripped of their titles.

Multi-sport
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The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has become the second International Federation (IF) to apply a blanket ban on Russian athletes competing at the forthcoming summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach sought to defend its decision not to exclude Russia’s entire team.

Weightlifting
Events

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has confirmed that six cities from three continents have lodged bids to host the 2018 edition of its World Championships.

Weightlifting
Events

President Tamas Ajan speaks about the growth of his IWF (International Weightlifting Federation) World Championships, as well as his crackdown on the sport’s biggest setback, doping.

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European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) president Antonio Urso flexes his political muscles, following his fallout with the sport’s international governance.