International Weightlifting Federation

NEW DELHI: The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) on Tuesday handed a four-year ban on Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanufor failing a dope test last year.Two-time Commonwealth Games…

NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games gold medallist lifters Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli will clash for the lone 73kg spot in the Paris Olympicsas the former's 67kg doesn't feature in the…

NEW DELHI: The rejection of Mirabai Chanu's 55 kg entry for the upcoming Commonwealth Games by the International Weightlifting Federation will not affect India's medal chances in the…

Express News Service BENGALURU: Weightlifting is perhaps one of the most tainted sporting disciplines in the world. Rampant doping across the globe, potential…

NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga will have to change his weight categories in order to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics with the International Weightlifting Federation…

NEW DELHI: Battling to survive as an Olympic sport, weightlifting's world governing body is likely to introduce six new divisions among a total of 10 for the 2024 Paris Games, retaining only…

LAUSANNE: IOC president Thomas Bach on Thursday warned that the continued inclusion of weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlon in the Games was in doubt but that skateboarding, climbing…

TOKYO: The Indian officialdom in Tokyo was left flummoxed on Thursday when Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko, who was sent back to his country four days after he fled during…

A culture of alleged corruption among international weightlifting officials was detailed on Thursday in an investigative report of covered-up doping cases for athletes who won Olympic and…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday defended the country's selection of weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the Tokyo Olympics, a decision that has fuelled a debate over…