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IWF joins the International Testing Agency (ITA)

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and the International Testing Agency (ITA) have signed a partnership whereby the ITA will take responsibility for key areas of the IWF’s anti-doping programme. The ITA’s remit includes carrying out a detailed risk assessment, test distribution planning and management, out of competition testing, Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) management, and support with regard to the IWF’s education programmes. Under the agreement, which was signed at the 2018 IWF World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, the ITA will begin its work on 1 January 2019. Working closely together, the ITA will expand its role to include in-competition testing, management of the IWF Athlete Biological Passport programme, result management, and long term storage and re-analysis of samples by September 2019. This partnership is another clear example of the IWF’s commitment to anti-doping, and the importance it places on educating athletes, coaches and spectators. Following the announcement, IWF President Tamás Aján said: “We are very pleased to be partnering with the ITA and will benefit greatly from their independent, world-leading expertise in delivering anti-doping programmes. We are committed to protecting clean athletes and ensuring our anti-doing testing is more accurate, more efficient and more transparent. “We have made excellent progress in recent years and would like to express our gratitude to the CCES who have played a key role in strengthening our anti-doping operations. “We look forward to working closely with the ITA as we continue on our path to ensuring clean weightlifting” Benjamin Cohen, Director General of the ITA, said: “We are proud to announce our latest partnership with the IWF. Protecting clean sport and clean athletes is imperative to both the ITA and the IWF, and together we will ensure that these athletes excel. “As part of the growing ITA community, the IWF has shown that it is dedicated to the fight against doping, and we look forward to working closely with them to keep weightlifting

DENG Wei, four times World Champion

In the women’s 64kg bodyweight category, 2016 Olympic Champion DENG Wei (CHN) won with a significant, 13kg advance, becoming a four-time World Champion. The 25-year-old lifter first showed her talent in the Snatch, with 112kg and won setting a new World Record. In the Clean and Jerk, she did 140kg, also World Record and rewrote the order of the top results three times with 247, 250 and 252kg. Four lifters were standing on the podium with her. In the Snatch, Romanian World and European Champion TOMA Loredana-Elena, second with 110kg and Kazakh KAEINA Goricheva with 107kg. In the Clean and Jerk WAMALUN Rattanawan (THA) came up second after DENG with 137kg, while the Bronze went to 2016 Junior World Champion RIM Un Sim (PRK). The latter two switched places in Total, both lifting a Total of

World Record Parade in the men’s 81kg

The men’s 81kg bodyweight category brought amazing competition and a lot of World Records. In the end, the Olympic Champion and now four times World Champion LYU Xiaojun could celebrate, finishing second in both lifts but winning the Gold in the Total. "This is over my expectations. I am not the youngest, but I still want to compete, I want my name at World Records." - LYU said holding his medals. The 32 years old legend broke a World Record in the Snatch with 172kg, but Olympic Bronze Medallist MAHMOUD Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed (EGY) lifted one kilogram more. On the third place, 20 years old LI Dayin (CHN) with 168kg - being only one of his 8 World Records set. In the Clean and Jerk, LI took the lead over his two more experienced rivals with a 204kg Junior World Record. LYU managed 202kg, while MAHMOUD 200kg. In the Total, there was 1-1kg difference between the first three lifters. The World Champion title belongs to LYU with 374kg and also a World Record. He was followed by MAHMOUD and LI. American MAURUS Harrison James, the youngest in the bodyweight category was a worthy rival for LI, getting to 200kg and setting 3 Junior World

China won Gold – once again

The Olympic and World Champion SHI Zhiyong (CHI) won all three Gold Medals in the men’s 73kg bodyweight category. The Chinese lifter triumphed with 164kg in the Snatch and 196kg in the Clean and Jerk, achieving 5 World Record altogether, with 360kg in the Total. The Silver Medal was taken by Korean WON Jeongsik (348kg) who’s 195kg Clean and Jerk was World Record before SHI broke it. LIKHARAD Vadzim (BLR) was the third in Total and second in the Snatch.  On this lift, the other Chinese FENG Lyudong got the Bronze with 155kg. Kazakh RAHIMOV Nijat finished third (190kg) in the Clean and Jerk. The youngest in this bodyweight category out of the 11 competing in Group A, several times Youth and Junior World Champion CUMMINGS JR Clarence set 4 Junior World

World Records: KUO four and CHEN one

Five lifters shared the Medals in the women’s 59kg bodyweight category. The one who won the most, 2 Golds and 1 Silver was KUO Hsing-Chun (TPE), who also set 4 World Records along the way. The two times World Champion and Rio Olympics Bronze Medallist, after lifting 100kg and 103kg, also successfully lifted 105kg, a new World Record. She kept going setting World Records in Clean and Jerk with 132kg and Total with 233 and 237kg. Still, she had to settle for the Silver because on the second lift, Chinese CHEN Guiming didn’t only overtake her, but claimed her newly set World Record as well, with 133kg. Standing third on the podium with KUO and CHEN (232kg), setting a series of World Records, KOHA Rebeca (LAT) with 227kg. "I thought I could set a Clean and Jerk record, but I didn't expect the other two, it kind of just happened, I am so happy!" - KUO said surrounded by her cheering team.   As a surprise in the Snatch, Vietnamese HOANG Thi Duyen from the B Group got the Silver medal with 103kg. ANDOH Mikiko is the owner of the fifth medal, as she won the Bronze with a 131kg Clean and

Third Asian Gold within Men

Once again, an Asian winner was announced in the Men’s 67kg bodyweight category, after winner from PRK and INA in the past days. Today a Chinese athlete claimed the first place. CHEN Lijun, 2013 and 2015 World Champion ranked second in the Snatch with 150kg, behind his compatriot, HUANG Minhao lifting 152kg, but only finished ninth in the Clean and Jerk, so he had to settle for the Silver in Total. CHEN won with his Clean and Jerk lift at 182kg and his Total with 332kg. He tried to lift 185kg, what could have been a world record, but this proved to be too much for him. On the third place, Venezuelan MOYARA PERNIA Julio Ruben, who also won the Snatch Bronze. A great returner was FIGUEROA MOSQUERA Oscar Albeiro (COL) who once said goodbye to competitive weightlifting in Rio 2016. He had a modest result in the Snatch and the Total (8th and 5th place) but earned a Bronze Medal in the Clean and Jerk with