The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) finally released the “minutes” (official notes from executive committee & board meetings) from the last three quarters of 2016. These notes give an insight into what and also how issues are discussed inside the IWF. Below are notes of interest from the data dump, not including new rulings which have been covered […]
Kianoush Rostami No Longer Part of Iranian National Team
Meanwhile in Iran … So the rumors turned out to be true on this one. Head coach Sajjad Anoushiravani announced that Kianoush Rostami is no longer part of the national team. (via and via) Reason: Not taking part in training camps. He has been self coached since the time before Rio. So obviously getting into competition shape […]
What does Trump’s Ban of 7 Muslim Countries mean for Weightlifting?
Meanwhile in the US … You probably heard about Donald Trump’s executive order to close US borders to 7 Muslim-majority countries (via). Affected Countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Somalia. The executive order bans citizens of of these countries entering the United States for at least the next 90 days, and bans refugees from Syria indefinitely. With […]
11 Bulgarian Weightlifters Test Positive *Update 500000 USD Fine Dropped by CAS*
(Original Post from March 2015. See Updates.) Here we go again … Reuters reports that 11 Bulgarian weightlifters tested positive two weeks ago during a training camp for the 2015 Europeans. Same deal as in 2008, when 11 Bulgarians tested positive for methandienone (Dianabol). Update 28.01.2017: After initially ruling that Bulgaria doesn’t have to pay the 500000 […]
Weightlifting News: Antonio Urso wants to change Olympic qualification away from team to individual quotas
Meanwhile in Russia … European weightlifting federation president Antonio Urso (Italy) is currently on a visit in Russia where he took part in a press conference titled “Weightlifting: problems and solutions”. Also taking part were president of the Russian WL federation Maxim Agapitov and the new head coaches Nikolai Kolesnikov and Pavel Kuznetsov. Urso announced […]
Weightlifting News: New Head Coaches in Russia
Meanwhile in Russia … After electing a new president (Maxim Agapitov) last month, today the Russian weightlifting executive committee appointed their new head coaches. The men’s team will be lead by 1988 Olympic champion (100kg) Pavel Kuznetsov. On the women’s side we have 1976 Olympic champion (60kg) Nikolai Kolesnikov, who previously was the head coach […]
IWF Announces New Bodyweight Category for Women and Gets Rid of Bodyweight Rule
Quick update from the IWF (via). As was discussed on the latest Two Doctors Episode, here are the new bodyweight categories for women. Update: Here is the official 2017 IWF Rule Book 90kg and +90kg. What happens to existing World Records? Technical Rule modification accepted by the IWF EB: the new women bodyweight category is […]
Weightlifting News: 21 Indian Weightlifters Test Positive + Albanian Bans
India pulled a Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, no it was Turkey I was thinking of! A total of 21 Indian weightlifters test positive in “different domestic meets as well as out-of-competition tests this year.” (via, and here) Over the last ten years or so the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has suspended the Indian Weightlifting Federation twice and even had let off the […]
Weightlifting News – Video Evidence & International Competitions in North Korea
Quick News Update, so we are all on the same page. Video Evidence to Avoid Judging Errors (via): Remember when Simplice Ribouem (Australia) was denied a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games because of a judging error? Of course that was just one of the major errors in recent times Well, the IWF reacted […]
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