weightlifting
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Boardroom putsch threatens weightlifting’s Olympic status
Lausanne, Switzerland: The place of weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympics is under threat after the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday it…
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Weightlifting chief steps down amid corruption probe
Budapest, Hungary: International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Tamas Ajan resigned on Wednesday in the wake of allegations of corruption and doping violations…
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Fares Hassouna adjudged best lifter at Qatar International Weightlifting Cup
India's Mirabai Chanu was also won the best lifter award.
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Fares Hassouna qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The 18-year-old won the 96kg class at the Qatar International Cup Weightlifting Championships in Doha.
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Four-year doping ban for India’s Commonwealth weightlifting champ
Ravi Kumar Katulu, who won the 69kg title at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a silver in 2014 (77kg), tested…
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Egypt weightlifters out of world championships after doping ban
If CAS upholds the ruling, Egypt could also be barred from competing at the Tokyo Olympics next year.
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Drug-hit hosts Thailand fail to lift ban for weightlifting worlds
Nine Thais including two reigning Olympic champions were suspended after positive drug tests since November, prompting Thailand to voluntarily ban…
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Five Russian weightlifters suspended on Moscow lab returns
Ruslan Albegov, 31, who took a London Games bronze in the +105 kilo category and won back-to-back world titles in…
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Weightlifting doping scandal snarls Thai Olympic medal machine
After nine Thai lifters were suspended following drug tests, Thailand is facing a crisis in its most successful Olympic sport,…
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World weightlifting body revokes Chanu’s doping ban
Chanu's sample, taken out-of-competition in the United States before the World Championships in November 2017, had tested positive for an…
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