Olympic champion banned for assaulting junior weightlifter
South Korea's weightlifting authorities have suspended an Olympic gold medallist for 10 years for allegedly beating a junior weightlifter.
View ArticleCAS rejects Bulgaria's appeal against Olympic weightlifting ban
Bulgaria's weightlifters will be barred from the Rio Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected an appeal against doping bans.
View ArticleBody builder hopes boot camp will help at-risk youth
A Toowoomba body builder hopes a program designed around his chosen sport for at-risk youth will help develop discipline and promote a healthy lifestyle.
View ArticleJohn Ralph competitive weightlifting in Tasmania
John Ralph competitive weightlifting in Tasmania
View ArticleMiranda Hough speaks about supplying Australian-bred beef to weightlifters.
Miranda Hough from Elders Indonesia says the weightlifting team is being fed Australian beef ahead of the Olympic Games in Brazil.
View ArticleIndonesian weightlifters beefing-up on Australian-bred meat
The Indonesian weightlifting team is being fed Australian beef ahead of the Olympic Games in Brazil.
View ArticleFiji going all out as hosts to make big impact on Oceania Weightlifting...
The Oceania Weightlifting Championships hosted by Fiji reach the mid-point today, with the Pacific nations battling for a top five spot that would open the way for them to send lifters to the Rio...
View ArticleCrossfit competitor Rio-bound after taking up weightlifting
All Tia-Clair Toomey wanted to do was improve her strength but her dedication to weightlifting will see her compete at the Olympic Games in Rio next month.
View ArticleWeightlifting prodigy raises hopes for Marshall Islands at Rio Olympics.
To the Marshall Islands, where all eyes will be on a 19 year old weightlifter at the Rio Olympics next month.
View ArticleIndonesia needs Aussie help to chase Rio gold
If Indonesian athletes claim gold at the Rio Olympics, they can thank an Australian sports scientist from Cairns.
View ArticleOlympic athletes who became actors
They may have starred in the Olympic arena, but some athletes struggled for success and only enjoyed embarrassment when they switched the track, pool or the gym for the silver screen.
View ArticleRussian weightlifting team barred from the Rio Olympics
Russia's weightlifting team has been barred from competing at the Rio Olympics over doping offences, the sport's governing federation says.
View ArticleCall for blanket ban on drug cheats to give Pacific weightlifters a fair...
With the opening ceremony in Rio just days away, the General-Secretary of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation has come out fighting against the drug cheats who he says are blighting his sport and...
View ArticlePacific weightlifting mentor calls for blanket ban on drug cheats at Rio
A senior Oceania weightlifting official has called for a blanket ban in Rio on anyone who'd been found using performance enhancing drugs in the past.
View ArticleCelebrations on hold as Samoa awaits IOC confirmation of its first ever...
Two weeks after Fiji struck gold at the Rio Olympics with their men's rugby sevens team, the sporting community in Samoa is waiting nervously for confirmation that, belatedly, it too has won a first...
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