Archive from 2015

CLOSURES

The IWF is pleased to announce that following the latest hearing session of the IWF Hearing Panel all the doping cases from the 2014 World Championships have been closed. In line with the relevant Articles of the IWF Anti-Doping Policy the Athletes’ results have been modified in the IWF website. The medal reallocation procedures will take place accordingly. After a careful consideration the IWF Hearing Panel has decided that no suspension shall be applied in the case of Ms. Jong Hwa Ri. However in line with Article 9 of the Code and IWF Anti-Doping Policy the Panel had no choice but to the disqualify her results from the 2014 World Championships. The Athlete is eligible to compete and shall be treated accordingly. In line with the new era of the anti-doping fight the IWF Hearing Panel imposed sanction also on an Athlete Support Personnel. Due to the basic principle of mutual recognition any decision of the IWF regarding the violation of the Anti-Doping Policy shall be recognized by all Member Federations, which shall take all necessary action to render such decision effective. The new IWF Anti-Doping Policy enables the IWF to be more flexible on the sanctioning and it is designed to better protect the rights of clean athletes meanwhile contain tougher regulations for those who intentionally

ADAMS Maintenance 23 April 2015

Dear ADAMS users, WADA is planning a technical maintenance task for the ADAMS Production environment. This task is scheduled for Thursday, April 23 2015, between 18:00 and 20:00 GMT. Therefore kindly note that the Production system (including the SMS and Mobile services) will be unavailable during this period. Should this give any concern for you, please inform WADA at [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation, Your ADAMS

IOC President visits NOC of Kosovo

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach visited the National Olympic Committee of Kosovo for talks on Olympic Agenda 2020, the role of sport in society, and the recent recognition by the IOC of the Kosovo NOC. Kosovo was granted full IOC recognition at the 127th IOC Session in Monaco in December 2014. In Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, the IOC President held talks with President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, the Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, as well as Kosovo NOC President Besim Hasani. Reminding them that the NOC of Kosovo was the first to receive recognition since he became President, Bach said: “We want our youngest child to grow quickly. We want to be very proud of the youngest member of our family.” He told them that if they prepared their athletes well for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next year they would become great role models for the whole country. During his stay, IOC President Thomas Bach and the Deputy Director General for Relations with the Olympic Movement Mr. Pere Miro visited the weightlifting hall in Kosovo. They were happy to acknowledge the substantial support given by the IWF for the Kosovo Weightlifting Federation aiming the development of the sport in the country. Source: Astrit Hasani, Kosovo Weightlifting Federation General Secretary Source:

European Championships running in Georgia

With 232 competitors from 38 European countries participating, the 2015 edition of the European Championships is underway in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi. The event was kicked off on 11th April and competitions will run through 18th April. Georgian Weightlifting Federation President Kakhi Kakhiashvilis, 3-times Olympic Champion welcomed the Continent's weightlifters and countries. At the Congress of the European Weightlifting Federation, held in conjunction with the Championships, IWF President and EWF Honorary President Dr Tamás Aján received the EWF's recognition from EWF President Dr Antonio Urso and General Secretary Dr Hasan Akkus. For Start List and Results go to EWF homepage    

2015 IWF Youth World Championships Lima Overall

The 2015 IWF Youth World Championships ended with a huge success, with countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Algeria and Egypt making history in Peru. The future is here, with talented Youth athletes and Teams. Besides competing they found friends, and started their life as members of a big Family: the Weightlifting Family. Altogether, 99 Women from 28 countries participated against 90 Men from the same amount of countries. Jose Quinones, President of the Peruvian Weightlifting Federation and IWF Vice President highlighted the 52% Women participation in the competition as being an outstanding achievement for Women in sport in general and the impact it has on the future of weightlifting. Ivan Dibos, IOC Member from Peru participated in the Closing Ceremony of the 2015 IWF Youth World Championships after watching some great performances during the competitions. According to the Team Classification, the first 6 best performing Men and Women Team stood up on stage during the Closing Ceremony to receive a special award. Women Team Classification from 1st to 6th: CHN, RUS, USA, MEX, ECU, PER. Men Team Classification from 1st to 6th: MEX, PER, RUS, USA, POL, KOR. As a tradition now in Peru, the Federation organized a voting to award best lifters according to the Athletes’ Choice! This year, the trophies were awarded to: KAPUSTINA Tatyana (KAZ) and SON Igor (KAZ). The IWF Media Trophy of Best Lifter within Women was awarded to ROSA FIGUEIREDO Emily (BRA) for her outstanding result in winning the 1st medal ever at Youth World Championships for Brazil. Within Men, the IWF Media representatives decided to reward a fighter. Giving all he had to win the Gold, OBUKHOV Igor (UKR) won the Best Lifter Trophy. In the absence of IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan, the IWF Vice President Sam Coffa officially declared the event closed. For more details please consult the RESULT BOOK and check out the photos on

Last competition day – biggest lifts

Women +69 Women’s +69kg brought victory to KAPUSTINA Tatyana (KAZ). Even though the Ecuadorian lifter was stronger in Snatch – winning it by 1kg, the advantage of 5kg that KAPUSTINA got in the Snatch was enough to secure her victory. With a Total of 239kg, AYOVI CABEZAS Lisseth Betzaida (ECU) came out second from the battle while KIM Jihyeon (KOR) ending on 222kg won the Bronze Medal. SHYSHANOVA Anastasiia (UKR) ending 4th was 41kg behind the first place with a Total of 202kg. Men 94 The Algerian athlete TOUAIRI Aymen (ALG) had everything needed to win. With lifts at 142/176/318, he won the Gold and came out first before LO Hao-Jhih (TPE) and COHEN Michael Howard (USA). 4th place Egyptian lifter ABDELAZIZ Mohamed Abdelrahman Mohamed missed the podium by 1kg. Men +94 Men’s +94kg started to be a big fight between the Mexican MEDINA ANDUEZA Josue Said (MEX) and the Russian lifter GABUAEV Murat (RUS). Ending the Snatch at 150kg both, MEDINA took the lead but only because of a lighter bodyweight. With only one good attempt in the Clean and Jerk at 179kg enough for a Bronze, GABUEV finally stood up on second place in the Total with 329kg. Stronger than the Russian lifter in the Clean and Jerk, ELGARHY Osama Mohamed Monir Ibrahim (EGY) couldn’t get back the advantage that the leading athletes took in the Snatch, but could step on to the podium with his Total of 326kg as