2008-04-14

The following countries' athletes were reported to have committed Anti Doping Rule violation*:

BUL	1	Out-of-Competition
BLR	1	Out-of-Competition
CHI	1	In-Competition
CUB	2	In-Competition
DOM	2	In-Competition
GRE	11	Out-of-Competition
KSA	1	In-Competition
PAK	1	In-Competition
RUS	1	Out-of-Competition
VEN	1	In-Competition

until 1st April 2008

Revised World Anti-Doping Code

2008-04-09

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 information

2007-12-11

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

Life ban lifted

2007-11-08

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.

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 are closed. However given the short timeline until the 2007 WWC the IWF given shorter deadlines for the countries and lifters involved to request the B sample analysis and/or the Hearing. For equality and fairness the IWF hereby lists only the name of the countries and the gender of the concerned athletes involved and facing sanctions for positive doping tests (results received until 31st September 2007) .

ALB - 3 male lifters

BLR - 1 female lifter

MEX - 1 female lifter

BUL - 1 female lifter

IND - 1 male lifter

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.

2007-01-15

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.