Six weightlifters, three officials hit Saudi Arabia for Olympics tickets
Six Nigerian weightlifters and three officials have arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the 2023 International Weightlifting Federation, IWF Championship.
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Oberlin College coach: 'Felt like I was burned at the stake' over opinion on trans athletes in women's sports
Riley Gaines explains on "OutKick on Fox" that she's done using the term 'biological female.'
Riley Gaines calls Brittney Griner's remarks on transgender athlete participation 'heartbreaking'
Former NCAA swimmer and IWF spokeswoman Riley Gaines sounds off after an 18-year-old transgender student exposed male genitalia to 14-year-old girls at school and rips Lia Thomas for 'gaslighting' critics. Fox News' Garrett Tenney reports.
Ukraine may lose weightlifting places after third doping violation
Ukraine are at risk of losing quota places for Olympic weightlifting at the Paris 2024 Games after a third athlete was provisionally suspended due to an anti-doping rule violation, Inside The Games reported.
Riley Gaines slams Lia Thomas 'gaslighting' opponents of trans athletes in women's sports: 'A travesty'
Former NCAA swimmer and IWF spokeswoman Riley Gaines sounds off after an 18-year-old transgender student exposed male genitalia to 14-year-old girls at school and rips Lia Thomas for 'gaslighting' critics. Fox News' Garrett Tenney reports.
Canada's Maude Charron wins bronze at weightlifting world championships
Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron added another medal to her impressive resume on Thursday, capturing bronze in the women's 59-kilogram weight class at the IWF weightlifting world championships in Bogota, Colombia.
Jeremy to bulk up to 73kg, will fight Achinta Sheuli for Olympic qualification
With the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) scrapping 67kg from the Paris Games, Jeremy, who won the gold in the category at the CWG, will bulk up to compete in the 73kg weight class. However, India already has representation in the weight division in Sheuli, who is the national record holder and reigning CWG champion in the 73kg division. The two will now go head to head in a bid to seal qualification for the 2024 Olympics as only one lifter per country is allowed in a weight class.
Former weightlifting president banned for life over doping cover-ups
The former Olympic official who ran the sport of weightlifting for more than 40 years was banned for life on Thursday for covering up doping cases.