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73 documents for International Weightlifting Federation

- Cair Applauds Weightlifting Rule Change to Allow Islamic Attire
Change comes following intervention by Muslim civil rights group WASHINGTON, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded a decision by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to modify its policy on competitor apparel to allow modest Islamic attire.
- U.S. Newswire
- June 29, 2011
- Peers Vote to Make U.S. Weightlifter an Olympian
Three months after disputed qualifying procedures for weightlifting cost Casey Burgener a berth in the Beijing Games, he might earn the right to call himself an Olympian. U S A Weightlifting, in disagreement with the International Weightlifting Federation over the number of quota spots it received, wants the U.S. Olympic Committee to recognize Burgener as an Olympic team member.
- Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo.
- December 08, 2008
- Jeffrey Michels, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. United States Olympic Committee, Defendant-Appellant., 741 F.2d 155 (7th Cir. 1984)
... to the 1984 United States Olympic Weightlifting Team and to address the merits of Michels' claims under International Olympic Committee (IOC) procedures. The district c... the United States Weightlifting Federation (USWF) as the NGB for weightlifting. The IOC also ...
- Federal Circuits

- Sports Briefs
Olympics DOPING BAN UPHELD: The International Weightlifting Federation rejected the appeals of three Hungarian weightlifters who were suspended for two years for doping at the 2004 Olympics.
- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- June 01, 2005
- Concurrence, Posner-style: ten ways to look at the concurring opinions of Judge Richard A. Posner.
...Local 705, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Plan, (321) Judge... to the 1984 United States Olympic Weightlifting Team and to address the merits of Michels' claims ... "with the International Weightlifting Federation, an international organization that is not a membe...
- Albany Law Review
- Vol. 71 Nbr. 1, January 2008
- Otc Resident Burgener Lifted Out of Games
BEIJING - Thinking he had an Olympic spot in weightlifting, Casey Burgener learned Thursday he will not compete in the Beijing Games because of confusion over the international qualifying process. The competitors' list released a day before the Opening Ceremony didn't include the Olympic Training Center resident, who learned in May the International Weightlifting Federation had yanked the spot he helped qualify at the Pan American Championships.
- Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo.
- September 03, 2008
- Five Athletes Barred: ; More Weightlifters Suspended by Federation After Failing Drug Tests
ATHENS, Greece - Five weightlifters were suspended today for flunking drug tests they took before the Olympics, including two who were pulled out just before walking to the lifting stand. The International Weightlifting Federation said the suspended lifters were Wafa Ammouri of Morocco, Zoltan Kecskes of Hungary, Viktor Chislean of Moldova, Pratima Kumari Na of India and Sule Sahbaz of Turkey - raising to 20 the number of world-class weightlifters suspended this year.
- Charleston Daily Mail
- August 20, 2004
- In Brief
DRAGONS Bullpen meltdown leads to ugly loss

...WEIGHTLIFTING. 'Unitard'-clad woman competes. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Io... with her Muslim faith after the International Weightlifting Federation ruled two weeks ago that ...
- Dayton Daily News
- July 18, 2011
- Sports Briefs
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...weightlifting championships on Friday while wearing clothing tha... with her Muslim faith after the International Weightlifting Federation ruled two weeks ago that ...
- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- July 16, 2011
- Tribune Column ; It's Hard to Say Goodbye to Half-Century Collection
Have you ever given serious thought to giving away your children? Not an easy decision, I might add, if you have invested more than 50 years in their lives. It is time, however, to come to grips with their presence in the Clark household and find them a new home. They have become a problem between Ol' Clark and his wife of 53 years.

... least 15 birding journals, a dozen weightlifting magazines from around the world, and the journals ... - from The Wildflower Center to the International Weightlifting Federation; from the Prairie Foundat...
- Columbia Daily Tribune
- August 13, 2008