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9th International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial

The 9th International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial was held in Indjija, Serbia on 8th October 2016. 25 lifters from 8 nations (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Israel, Malta, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey) took part in the Tournament organised by the Serbian Weightlifting Federation, under the leadership of Milan Mihajlovic, SSDT President. Prof. Dr. Milan Mihajlovic said: “We are very thankful to IWF without their support we would not be able to organize this competition.” Results can be

IWF Education Seminar in Penang

The IWF will hold an educational seminar in Penang, Malaysia in the frame of the IWF Education Program. We kindly invite all our Member Federations to participate! The seminar is going to be held on 24th October, 2016 at 10 o'clock in Hotel Equatorial. Presentations on the following topics, presented by internationally recognized presenters: Anti-Doping and Medical issues Ethical issues, Olympic Movement Media Training Other interesting topics We expect all the athletes and coaches to participate. Small gifts will be

Slovenian Weightlifting Federation President visited the IWF

Damjan Canzek, President of Slovenian Weightlifting Federation visited the IWF Office recently. Among discussions on the actual issues, the IWF provided educational assistance on competition management in order to successfully organize international events in Slovenia, including the upcoming Mediterranean

USA WL CEO visited the IWF President

Phil Andrews, CEO of US Weightlifting Federation (USWL) visited the IWF headquarter and on behalf of Ursula Garza Papandrea, President of USWL delivered the Sports Travel Award won by the IWF, Houston and USWL for 2015 IWF World Championships. Mr. Andrews held discussions with all IWF departments in order to enhance the future cooperation between the two

PUBLIC DISCLOSURES

The following athletes committed an anti-doping rule violation in connection with the Olympic Games Rio 2016. They were excluded from the Games their respective results in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 were disqualified and the IWF is taking over the result management of their cases in terms of sanctions beyond the Olympic Games. ZIELINSKI, Tomasz (POL) - norandrosterone (S1.1 Anabolic Agents) USUKHBAYAR, Chagnaadorj (MGL) - testosterone (S1.1 Anabolic Agents) There is no final decision as regards the measures and/or sanctions relating to the following Athletes’ Rio Olympic Games participation yet: SINCRAIAN, Gabriel (ROU) - testosterone (S1.1 Anabolic Agents) ARTYKOV, Izzat (KGZ) - strychnine (S6 Stimulants) The IWF will not make any further comments on the cases until they are closed. Updated on

Sport Australia Hall of Fame Gala

Sam Coffa AM (IWF Vice President) and Moira Lassen (IWF Executive Board) celebrate with Olympic Champions, Dean Lukin OAM (Weightlifting) and Glynis Nunn-Cearns OAM (Heptathlon) at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Gala in