It is well known that weightlifters have always been viewed with suspicion, and in the past, they have been involved in some doping-related issues. However, the current prejudice has no basis, as evidenced by the negative results of all tests conducted at the LXXXVIII World Weightlifting Championship held in Riyadh.
The Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) has amended its constitution to make athletes a required part of its Executive Committee in future.
Colombia topped the weightlifting medals table at the Pan American Games at Santiago in Chile, where the star individual performer was the 20-year-old American Olivia Reeves.
British Weight Lifting has led tributes to long serving official David Webster, who has died at the age of 95.
Triple Olympic and world champion Pyrros Dimas has been chosen as chair of a new Executive Board of the Mediterranean Weightlifting Confederation.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has credited governance reforms under President Mohammed Jalood for salvaging the sport's Olympic berth at Los Angeles 2028 here.
Double world champion Francisco Mosquera, who competed in this year's International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in September, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the steroid boldenone.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been commended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach for "the most strict anti-doping programme" in its history, with the sport set to salvage its Olympic place at the Session here.
North Korea has agreed to open up to foreign visitors from anti-doping agencies to protect its sporting future, three months after the country was said by the United Nations to be "more isolated from the global community than ever before".
Gor Minasyan is looking forward to a rest after ending the busiest period of his weightlifting career with gold at the Asian Games here in Hangzhou.
Olympic and world champion Akbar Djuraev struggled to hold back the tears when asked to reflect on a remarkable finish to the men's 109 kilograms category at Xiaoshan Sports Centre Gymnasium.
World records set by North Korean weightlifters at the Asian Games have been validated by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and published today on its website.
North Korea has finished top of the weightlifting medals table at the Asian Games for the second time in succession.
Twelve European countries and the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Refugee Team provided the athletes, and Ancient Olympia was the backdrop for the latest addition to the sport's ever-growing calendar.
It was a good night for Indonesia again despite the fact that they had nobody competing on day five of Asian Games weightlifting here.