Countries with positive lifters between 1st January and 31st December 2008.: ARM 3 In-Competition BIH 1 In-Competition BLR 1 Out-of-Competition BRA 1 In-Competition BUL 12 Out-of-Competition CHI 1 In-Competition CUB 2 In-Competition DOM 2 In-Competition GRE 11 Out-of-Competition IND 1 Out-of-Competition IRI 1 In-Competition IRQ 4 In-Competition JOR 2 In-Competition KAZ 1 In-Competition KGZ 1 [...]

Following its approval by WADA’s Executive Committee on September 20, the 2009 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods is now available. This List will go into effect on January 1, 2009.

Countries with positive lifters between 1st January and 25th July 2008.: ARM 1 In-Competition BIH 1 In-Competition BLR 1 Out-of-Competition BRA 1 In-Competition BUL 11 Out-of-Competition CHI 1 In-Competition CUB 2 In-Competition DOM 2 In-Competition GRE 11 Out-of-Competition IND 1 Out-of-Competition IRQ 4 In-Competition KSA 1 In-Competition LBA 4 In-Competition MDA 2 In-Competition PAK 1 [...]

Since the WADA accredited laboratories are completely overloaded with pre-Olympic sample analysis, the samples from the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships are not yet finished. We hope that before the start of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games we will be able to announce the final ranking list of the competition!

In accordance with the IWF Executive Board decision and as it has been previously communicated to all National Federation, ALL OLYMPIC COMPETITORS SHALL ARRIVE TO BEIJING 8 (EIGHT) DAYS PRIOR to their respective competition day.

We are pleased to announce that the revised World Anti-Doping Code (Code), unanimously approved by the WADA Foundation Board on November 17, 2007, and effective as of January 1, 2009, is now available for downloading and printing at: http://www.wada-ama.org/en/dynamic.ch2?pageCategory.id=735

2008 WHEREABOUTS SUBMISSION PERIODS!! 1. JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008 – deadline 31st December 2007 2. MARCH-APRIL-MAY 2008 – deadline 15th February 2008 3. JUNE-JULY-AUGUST 2008 – deadline 15th May 2008 4. SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2008 – deadline 31st August 2008

Further to our news release on the 18th June 2007, please see the link below on the life ban lifted of coach Mr. Sevdalin Marinov by the Court of Arbitration for Sport Appeals Division. http://www.awf.com.au/resources/docs/Marinov-271007.pdf

The IWF has carried out an extensive out of competition doping control testing in the past few month to try to ensure equal chances for all lifters at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Based on the IWF Anti Doping rules all Adverse Analytical Findings (AAF) shall kept confidential until the cases [...]

Former Weightlifter and Coach Mr. SEVDALIN MARINOV has received LIFE sanction following the second offence of the Australian Weightlifting Federation Anti Doping Policy. The IWF strongly encourages all National Federations to continue testing and investigations and do NOT tolerate any kind of doping offences.  

The 2007 whereabouts forms has been posted on the website. All National Federations are obliged to provide the necessary whereabouts information, therefore you are kindly requested to download the attached word files and send the completed files to the IWF before 31st January 2007.

Beijing 2008 4500 doping tests are foreseen for the XXIX Olympiad. London 2012 5000 doping tests are foreseen for the XXX Olympiad. Athletes need to be targeted out-of-competition even more effectively in the coming years to be able to send a strong message to all participating athletes, countries and to every other party involved in [...]