The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has entered into a Partnership to Quality program with The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Mr. Tim Ricketts, Director, Standards and Harmonization, Mr. Stuart Kemp, Deputy Director, Standards and Harmonization and Ms. Natalie Mills International Federation Relations Manager visited the IWF’s Budapest office for a 2 day meeting on 3rd and […]
WADA Talks
The World Anti-Doping Code requires its Signatories to implement, evaluate and monitor information, education, and prevention programs for doping free sport. The IWF considers the education as one of its top priorities. With the Good to know tab on our website and the numerous anti-doping seminars and circulars the IWF tries to give all the […]
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
The IWF reports that sample of Ms. Aline De Souza Facciolla Ferreira (BRA) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S1.1 Anabolic Agents) boldenone. As a consequence, the athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping […]
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
The IWF reports that sample of Ms. Elisabeth Onuah (NGR) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S5 diuretics and masking agents) amirolide. As a consequence, the athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule […]
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
The IWF reports that sample of Ms. Alexsandra De Aguiar Goncalves (BRA) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S1.1 Anabolic Agents) boldenone. As a consequence, the athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule […]
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
The IWF reports that sample of Ms. Daniela Nicole Villaroel Agramont (BOL) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S1.1 Anabolic Agents) methandienone and testosterone. As a consequence, the athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an […]
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
The IWF reports that sample of Ms. Abdalla Zeinab (EGY) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S1 anabolic agents) metenolone. As a consequence, the athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the […]
The Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation remains banned from entering the next Olympic Games
Lausanne, 29 January 2016 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation (BWF) and the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The BWF remains banned from entering the next edition of the Olympic Games. However, the fine of USD 500,000 imposed on the BWF […]
Weightlifting Battles Doping Ahead of Rio Olympics
(ATR) Nearly 50 weightlifters could be sanctioned by the IWF for doping violations in 2015. The International Weightlifting Federation sanctioned 25 athletes for positive doping cases so far from 2015. The year ended with a wave of 24 adverse findings at the 2015 World Championship held in Houston, Texas in November. Until the appeals process […]
ADAMS maintenance
Dear ADAMS user, As part of WADA on-going technical maintenance operations WADA is planning such activities for the ADAMS Production environment on Wednesday, 20 January 2016, between 19:00 and 23:00 GMT. Therefore kindly note that the Production system (including the SMS and Mobile services) will be unavailable during this period. Don’t hesitate to contact us […]
2016 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods
We would like to remind you that the 2016 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods took effect on 1 January 2016. The List can be downloaded from WADA’s website, consulted via the free iPhone application or accessed using other mobile devices via the Prohibited List microsite. A summary of modifications to the 2016 Prohibited List can be […]
IWF Anti-Doping Commission Houston wrap-up
All the Weightlifting World had their eyes on Houston during the World Championships and although the competitions are finished and the lights went out on the platform, the hard work and the fight are not over…for the IWF Anti-Doping Commission (ADC). It was a great World Championship with about 600 athletes and we saw amazing […]
