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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
Malta Weightlifting Association initiative to promote weightlifting
Throughout the European School Sports Day organised on 30th September 2016, the Malta Weightlifting Association took the initiative to promote the sports of weightlifting. The event was held in the family Park in Marsaskala where a considerable number of children between 9 and 10 years old from the local primary school participated. The event was a huge success as the children were physically active in many other different types of sports. The aim was to promote health and well-being for lifelong learning and to develop social competences among students through fun and meaningful experience. Souce: Jesmond Caruana, MWA
WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING’s Rio Olympic issue is published online
No.138 of WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING is dedicated to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Read the online version
Final Entries for the 2016 IWF YWC Malaysia are up
The Final Entry List for the 2016 IWF Youth World Championships were published on our website. Find the
