Commonwealth Games gold medallist Richie Patterson is one of two weightlifters along with Tracey Lambrechs that will represent New Zealand at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, it has been announced today.

United States’ Clarence Cummings Jr broke the clean and jerk and overall youth world records on his way to winning the men’s 69 kilograms gold medal on day three of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Tbilisi. 

Thunya Sukcharoen claimed Thailand’s second gold medal of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Tbilisi after topping the women’s 48 kilograms podium.

Witoon Mingmoon of Thailand produced a dominant display to secure men’s 56 kilograms gold at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Tbilisi.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Congress has voted unanimously here today to introduce an additional bodyweight category for women, equalling the eight already existing for men.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that Belarusian, Kazakhstani and Russian weightlifters could be banned from this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

A total of 19 quota places for this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been allocated in principle by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board here today.

European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) President Antonio Urso has hit back at calls from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for the continental governing body to reconsider its decision to appoint Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) chief Sergey Syrtsov as the chairman of its Anti-Doping Commission.

Russian weigthtlifer Alexey Lovchev, currently serving a four-year doping suspension, has said he would insist in a judicial process that the permitted substance ecdisten had been found in his body.

North Korea's capital Pyongyang has been awarded the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, it has been announced here today.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has described the decision to provisionally ban his country’s weightlifters from international competition as "a psychotic episode" that is outside the legal framework.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has called for the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) to reconsider its decision to appoint Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) President Sergey Syrtsov as the chairman of its Anti-Doping Commission.

The weightlifting Federations of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia will be suspended for one year in the event that it is proven the countries produced three or more anti-doping rule violations in the combined re-analysis of samples from 2008 and 2012 Olympics in Beijing and London respectively, it has been confirmed here today.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has agreed in principle to introduce an additional bodyweight category for women, equalling the eight already existing for men.

Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin is one of three weightlifting medallists from Beijing 2008 to have failed doping tests following the re-analysis of samples by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).