IWF World Championships Live Blog!
Check out the coverage page for even more sweet content, and the live blog below:
Nov 29, 2016
Clean Russian Weightlifter Oleg Chen Reflects on Rio Ban
The International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) last-minute decision to ban the entire Russian team from Rio not only removed several Olympic medal contenders, but also banned weightlifters who had never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in or out of competition. Oleg Chen (RUS, M69) is one of those lifters.
Aug 30, 2016
17 New Positive Tests From IWF Worlds!
The IWF has just released 17 new positive test results from the 2015 IWF World Championships, and the list includes some big names. Here's the list of new positive disclosures:
Dec 24, 2015
IWF Worlds Doping News: World Record Holder Kim Un Guk And Others Popped
World Record holder Kim Un Guk (M62kg) of North Korea has tested positive for letrozole, a non-steroidal breast cancer treatment drug that is sometimes used to treat gynocomastia in people who use anabolic steroids. Guk finished in 2nd overall at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships with a gold medal performance in the snatch and a silver medal finish in the clean & jerk and was the gold medalist at the 2012 Olympics.
Dec 16, 2015
Team USA's Men Earn Zero Spots For The Olympics
Now that the 2015 IWF World Championships are over, we know that Team USA has scored 3 women's spots and zero men's spots to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Simply put: it's not looking too good for the men of Team USA.
Dec 8, 2015
Lovchev Sets TWO New World Records!
Nov 28, 2015
Jared Fleming Hurt, Drops Out Of Worlds
On Thanksgiving Day, Jared Fleming competed in the M94kg B session. After going 2/3 on his snatch and finishing at 167kg, Jared opened his clean & jerk at 192kg, a weight Jared is very comfortable with and something he's hit plenty of times before.
Nov 27, 2015
Deng Wei Sets New Clean & Jerk World Record!
Nov 26, 2015
Tian Tao Bombs Out On The Clean & Jerk!
Nov 25, 2015
Boyanka Kostova On A Tear: Another World Record!
Nov 23, 2015
Boyanka Kostova Sets New World Record Snatch!
Your Guide To The IWF Worlds Schedule
There are over 600 athletes from over 100 countries competing here at the 2015 IWF Worlds so I understand if you have a hard time knowing where and when the best of the best will be lifting. Here's a short guide to some of our favorite athletes and when they'll be lifting:
The Hat Trick: Alex Lee Breaks Every American Record!
Alex Lee Sets New American Record Snatch...TWICE!
Chen Lijun Sets Two New World Records!
Nov 22, 2015
