Tag: IWF World Championships
WEIGHTLIFTING: China dominates in Pattaya as word records set in nine classes
The 2019 World Weightlifting Championships was a historic one, no doubt, with a dominant performance by China and world records for the combined lift...
TSX DAILY: California bill to allow college athletes to be paid may kill Olympic-sport...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 26 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: The U.S.'s unequaled collegiate Olympic-sport programs may be heading to implosion, starting in...
TSX DAILY: Russia acknowledges Tokyo participation in jeopardy, but RUSADA held blameless; Coe re-elected...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 26 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: While Russia may be suspended, anti-doping agencies come to the aid of RUSADA
A...
TSX DAILY: WADA confirms Russian doping inquiry on data “discrepancies”; Nye and Rogers in...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 24 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: Russian doping data “discrepancies are not random” per AIU
The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed...
WEIGHTLIFTING: Sensational 1-2 finish for Katie Nye and Mattie Rogers in Worlds 71 kg!
When the entry lists for the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships were finalized, the women’s 71 kg division was the one where U.S. hopes were...
TSX DAILY: WADA report shows steady progress, but Center for SafeSport is overwhelmed; fifth...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 20 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: World Anti-Doping Agency report shows progress, but SafeSport needs more help right now
Earlier...
WEIGHTLIFTING: Amazing Om wins fifth World title in Pattaya; Egypt banned for youth doping...
The International Weightlifting Federation World Championships opened on Wednesday in Pattaya (THA) with a huge field of lifters and a brilliant performance by one...
WEIGHTLIFTING Preview: China looks to defend 2018 team title at 2019 Worlds
A massive field of 606 lifters from an even 100 countries has gathered in Pattaya, Thailand for the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships. But...
THE BIG PICTURE: Thailand to skip Olympic weightlifting to atone for eight Worlds positives
Weightlifting has become a favored sport in Thailand, especially after the 2016 Olympic Games, in which Thais won four medals, including golds in the...
WEIGHTLIFTING: China takes seven wins, 19 medals at IWF World Champs
There’s no question that the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat (TKM) will be remembered for China’s dominance and the avalanche of world records...
WEIGHTLIFTING: China dominating IWF World Champs
It’s still not a fair comparison since the Eastern European teams which caused so much grief for the International Weightlifting Federation are not yet...
WEIGHTLIFTING: China’s Deng claims fourth IWF world title
The International Weightlifting Federation’s 2018 World Championships continues in Ashgabat (TKM), with China’s Wei Deng continuing her dominance with a fourth world title, winning...
WEIGHTLIFTING: Avalanche of world records at IWF World Championships
Changing weight classes always creates a tsunami of new world records and with the International Weightlifting Federation moving from eight to 10 classes for...
WEIGHTLIFTING Preview: Crucial World Championships start in Ashgabat
Although the International Weightlifting Federation has worked vigorously to change its status as a center of doping, it’s not cleared yet by the International...