Hossein Rezazadeh
Olympic Champion in the +105kg at Sydney and Athens, *Hossein Rezazadeh *(IRI) announced that for health reasons and on medical advice he would not participate in
Olympic champion Berestov out of Beijing-2008
Olympic champion (weight category under 105 kg) Dmitriy Berestov will miss Beijing Games because of backbone's hernia. In April Berestov returned after 2 years of disqualification caused by positive non-contest doping-test. He had won European championships in Lingano Sabbiadoro though had suffered leg injury during the snatch. "I totally recovered, but never stopped training, - Berestov told to IWF. - Indeed, all that time I trained just with one leg. Obviously, that was the main reason of hernia's formation. I feel quite dissapointed but fortunately I'm not alone in that category in Russia. I'm just 28, so that means that I would likely have a chance to compete in London
Happy Birthday
The International Weightlifting Family wishes Mr. Gottfried SCHÖDL, Honorary President of the IWF good health and all the best on the occasion of his 84th
Weightlifting Technical Delegates in Beijing for last pre-Games check-up
Weightlifting's Technical Delegates to the 2008 Beijing Games, Mr. Sam COFFA and Mr. Attila ÁDÁMFI both confirmed that preparations for the Olympic competitions are already in close-to-perfect status. During their visit, they had fruitful meetings with the Organising Committee, including Mrs. WANG Yan, Weightlifting Competition
Defending champion Mutlu out of Beijing
Turkish Olympic weightlifting champion Halail Mutlu has announced his withdrawal from the Beijing Games. Defending Champion Halil Mutlu's aim of becoming the first weightlifter to win four gold medals has ended. The three times Olympic Champion (1996, 2000, 2004) Mutlu, who will turn 35 before the Games begin, had said two weeks ago he was unable to lift his targeted weights in practice and that it would be difficult for him to take part in the competition.
Bulgarian lifters withdrawal
Following the positive A sample analysis report of eleven Bulgarian weightlifters according to the IWF Anti Doping Code all eleven lifters received provisional suspension on the 19th June 2008.In accordance with the IWF to demonstrate the serious determination of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee and the Weightlifting Federation of their fight against doping decided to withdraw the Bulgarian weightlifting team (6 men and 2 women) from the participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympic
