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IWF reports that the urine sample of Ms. Chitchanok PULSABSAKUL (THA) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for  exogenous 5a-androstane-3a,17b-diol (5aAdiol) and 5b-androstane-3a,17b-diol (5bAdiol) (S1.1 Anabolic agents). As a consequence, the Athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the relevant decision will also be published. IWF will not make any further comments on the case until it is

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IWF reports that the urine sample of Ms. Srisurat SUKANYA (THA) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for exogenous Testosterone (T) and at least one of the Adiols (5aAdiol and/or 5bAdiol) (S1.1 Anabolic agents). As a consequence, the Athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the relevant decision will also be published. IWF will not make any further comments on the case until it is

‘Sports before courts’ – Commonwealth Games champ David Liti hoping to inspire other Pacific athletes

Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion David Liti is hoping that his story can serve as an inspiration to others like him, having risen from a child in Tonga to a competitor at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.     Discovered by coach Tina Ball while playing rugby, Liti quickly took to weightlifting like a duck to water, culminating in his gold medal victory in the +105kg class on the Gold Coast last year, setting a record with a final lift of 403kg in the process. The 22-year-old opened up about his journey from humble beginnings to role model and gold medal winner. "I was raised up in Tonga, we didn't really get much opportunities to do what we wanted to do," Liti began. "I'm so blessed and thankful for my parents for bringing me over here." Kiwi weightlifting Commonwealth champion David Liti breaks 16-year national record:   Liti lifted a record 176kg Snatch to surpass former record holder Nigel Avery. While Liti has achieved success as a weightlifter - with more possibly on the way in Tokyo next year - the Gold Coast champion says that it was never even a thought that he could achieve such feats. "Ever since I came to New Zealand, my goal was to be a policeman. I just thought policemen were cool, all this world would be so much better with better policemen, everybody would be policemen. "Time goes on, and you realise there's rugby. You try out rugby, you try out soccer and all these other sports, and I think weightlifting. It'll be the biggest change in my life, unexpected, it just happened all of a sudden. Somehow I'm here. "There's a saying I always keep in mind. It's 'sports before courts'. I think I would be one of those spending a lot of time in court, instead of out of trouble. I'm glad that I'm here taking the right path, going into sports." Liti finished by stating that he's one day hoping to use the success and profile that weightlifting's given him to provide a pathway for other Polynesian athletes in a similar situation to himself. "I want to build an institute, to help more of the Pacific Islanders, to help them realise they can do more in sports than they think they can," he said. "A lot of my goals in the future [are] towards building the institute, helping others, helping them achieve their fullest potential." Source: tvnz.co.nz Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter

British Weight Lifting Announces Four Board Members

British Weight Lifting is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Non-Executive Directors, who take up their positions with immediate effect.  Following a highly successful recent recruitment campaign Jane Fenwick, Rupinder Ashworth,  Neil Wood and Matthew Curtain have been appointed to the British Weight Lifting Board. Matthew Curtain is well-renowned both Internationally and within the UK and joins with a wealth of weightlifting and sporting experience. He is currently the Sport Director of FITEQ, a new International Federation responsible for the sport of Teqball, Chair of the Netball World Cup 2023 Bid Evaluation Committee and a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Sport Programme Commission.  Prior to this, he served the Commonwealth Games Federation as their first-ever Director of Sport and International Federation Relations from 2014 to 2018, primarily responsible for designing the sports programme for the Commonwealth Games editions of 2022 to 2030 and in regard to Gold Coast 2018 he was responsible for developing and delivering the innovative and inaugural athlete quota framework, qualification systems and medal-event gender equity strategy that was applied for the first time.   The federation also announced that two existing Non-Execs, Guy Taylor and David Knaggs, have agreed to serve another four-year term on the Board; providing continuity to the team. BWL is currently initiating the process to find a new Independent Chair to be in post from 31 March 2019 onwards Source: britishweightlifting.org   Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Swedish Weightlifting Federation – Children and Youth Investment

In the framework of the 2018 IWF Development Program, The SWF organised three seminars, with the aim to provide increased knowledge and quality assurance on how to train children for youth coaches. The first seminar in Bosön was lectured by Mr Marius Sommer, a professional in sports psychology and lecturer at the Umeå University. Mr Sommer talked about the importance of the support of coaches in motivation children, and how their involvement can support young athletes. How do you motivate athletes to continue sports regardless of goals, ambitions and opportunities? The coaches had to reflect on how they, as leaders can influence and support their improvement in the best possible way. Ms Fanny Höglund was the first presenter at the second seminar on the same location. Among other topics, she talked about alternative exercise types to develop a basic physical ability for children, in a playful and instructive way, that is beneficial for weightlifting. On the second day, Mr Magnus Kilger explained his research about the concept of talent. The interest in identifying, selecting and developing young talent in sports seems to be endless. At the same time, certain talents are chosen for special ventures. The sports movement will enable every child to participate in sports. Mr Kilger talked about how the non-profit sports movements and sports associations in Sweden have a responsibility from a health perspective in the society, and training athletes for international success. The final seminar was in Jönköping at Scania Elmia and was dedicated to important topics such as talent and developing sports environments. The discussion also touched the subject of safe sports environments to work proactively against sexual abuse, harassment and violence. The lecture concerned questions like; How do we create an environment where we both create stars and interest in lifelong sports? What participation does coaches and leaders in creating a favourable training environment for children and adolescents? Swedish Federation expressed its gratitude to IWF for the opportunity to host these seminars.       Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Tokyo Olympics: Birendra Prasad Baishya will be India’s Chef de Mission

  President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation and IWF Executive Board member, Birendra Prasad Baishya has been named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Mr Baishya is also one of the Indian Olympic Association Vice Presidents besides holding several other positions like Vice President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation and Vice President of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. “It is for the first time that the sport of weightlifting has been accorded with the honour of Chef de Mission for the Olympic Games,” Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary General, Sahdev Yadav said. Congratulation to Mr Baishya! Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube