Forms and Regulation for the 2016 YWC are up
The documents for the 2016 IWF Youth World Championships Penang, MAS were uploaded. The Regulation as well as all the forms are accessible through the Calendar and can be downloaded from the
Ricardo Arratia passed away
The National Federation of Chile announces with great sorrow that the ex-athlete, coach and official Ricardo Arratia passed away. For many years, Arratia and weightlifting in Chile meant the same thing. He represents the real love to sport. Nothing was more important for him than weightlifting. Since 1948 he was part of weightlifting and part of the founders of the first association in Valparaíso and then of the national federation. He was the first athlete who represented Chile and also the first Chilean ITO. Hundreds of athletes of different generations were coached by him, received his advices and until today remember his particular way to encourage them at competence and the graphic way to explain the technical movements. The Weightlifting Family would like to express its condolences to his family and the respect to the father of the Chilean
IWF Statement: McLaren Investigation Report
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has received the McLaren Report on the WADA Investigation of Sochi Allegations and noted with regret that the sport of Weightlifting is implicated. The IWF contacts WADA in order to receive evidence regarding the McLaren report and ready to carefully evaluate the outcomes and fully cooperate with the respective Anti-Doping Organisations. In the past four years (2013-2016) the IWF organised the following Events in Russia: 2013 IWF GP - 3rd President's Cup – Moscow; 2014 IWF Junior World Championships – Kazan; IWF GP - 4th President's Cup - Noyabrsk 2015 IWF GP - 5th President's Cup - Grozny 2016 IWF GP - 6th President's Cup - Kazan It is important to emphasize that none of the samples taken in these Events were analysed in the Moscow Laboratory. Furthermore the IWF runs an extensive out of competition (OOC) testing program in Russia and within the aforementioned period none of the OOC samples were analysed in the Moscow Laboratory. The IWF showed multiple time its zero tolerance towards doping and acted as a pioneer by banning Bulgarian lifters from participating at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The IWF also withdrew numerous quota places from countries having produced multiple positive cases in the Qualification period. The IWF Executive Board further decided that National Federations confirmed to have produced 3 or more Anti-Doping Rule Violations in the combined re-analysis process of the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games shall be suspended for 1
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
The IWF reports that sample of Ms. Malvina Soledad Veron (ARG) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S1.1 Anabolic agent) methenolone metabolites. 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. The IWF will not make any further comment on the case until it is
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
The IWF reports that sample of Ms. Genesis Lourdes RODRIGUEZ GOMEZ (VEN) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S6.b Specified stimulant) Isometheptene. 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. The IWF will not make any further comment on the case until it is
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
The IWF reports that sample of Mr. Moises Cartagena (PUR) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S1.1 Anabolic agent) dehydrochlormethyltestosterone metabolites. 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. The IWF will not make any further comment on the case until it is
