The Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) has appealed its ban from the Rio Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed. Russian weightlifters were suspended by the International ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Seven athletes from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, including one bronze medalist, tested positive for doping in fresh analysis of their samples, the International ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Russia’s Olympic ban and China’s ruthless selection policy helped pave the way for Thailand's Sopita Tanasan win the first weightlifting gold medal of the Rio Games in the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - - China’s Shi Zhiyong won the men’s 69kg gold medal and became an Olympic champion just the like the man whose name he was given when he was a teenager. The older Shi ...

The European Weightlifting Federation’s (EWF) congress voted unanimously today in Forde, Norway, to adopt a proposal that would make all testing and sanctions independent of the sport. The next step ...

If true sportsmanship is about standing up stronger every time failure tries to pin you down, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has proved that will, grit and resilience are what truly make a champion. India's ...