{"id":20157,"date":"2026-05-15T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=20157"},"modified":"2026-05-15T06:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:31:00","slug":"iwf-ita-2025-statistics-confirm-commitment-to-anti-doping-progamme-international-weightlifting-federation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=20157","title":{"rendered":"IWF\/ITA: 2025 statistics confirm commitment to anti-doping progamme \u2013 International Weightlifting Federation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-43626\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <time datetime=\"2026-05-15T06:31:27+00:00\" pubdate=\"\" class=\"date\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                May 15, 2026                            <\/time>&#13;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-title\">IWF\/ITA: 2025 statistics confirm commitment to anti-doping progamme<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"post-content\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>The International Testing Agency (ITA) recently published the 2025 statistics concerning the partnership with the IWF on its anti-doping programme. Last year, a total of\u00a0<strong>3068 samples<\/strong>\u00a0were collected around the world, including 1660 in-competition and 1408 out-of-competition. Moreover, in terms of urine\/blood proportion, there were respectively 2280 and 788 samples.<\/p>\n<p>This amount of collected samples resulted in a total of\u00a0<strong>2394 completed tests<\/strong>, performed on\u00a0<strong>1150 athletes<\/strong>\u00a0(53% men, 47% women) from\u00a0<strong>131 countries<\/strong>.\u00a0As a comparison, 1078 lifters from 120 nations had been tested in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-43627\" src=\"https:\/\/iwf.sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ITA_Stats2025-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iwf.sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ITA_Stats2025-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/iwf.sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ITA_Stats2025-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/iwf.sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ITA_Stats2025-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iwf.sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ITA_Stats2025-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/iwf.sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ITA_Stats2025.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Concerning the Results Management in 2025, 24 Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) were confirmed and the respective sanctions imposed (some of the cases occurred before 2025). For last year only, seven Adverse Analytical Findings were detected (there were 14 in 2024, and 28 in 2023). This reduction\u00a0may be attributed to a more targeted, structured anti-doping approach, expanded education, and stricter requirements related to the Member Federations\u2019 Categorisation Rules.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the IWF\/ITA received 23\u00a0TUE\u00a0(Therapeutic Use Exemptions) application\u00a0requests.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of Anti-Doping Education, the attendance in webinars\/seminars totalled\u00a0<strong>867 participants<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>89 different nationalities<\/strong>. This is also a huge improvement from 2024, when 611 attendees from 77 countries had been present in these initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>All info on IWF\/ITA Anti-Doping activities\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ita.sport\/partner\/international-weightlifting-federation-iwf\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>IWF Communications<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/section>\n<p><!-- .post-content -->&#13;\n                        <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/iwf.sport\/2026\/05\/15\/iwf-ita-2025-statistics-confirm-commitment-to-anti-doping-progamme\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; May 15, 2026 &#13; IWF\/ITA: 2025 statistics confirm commitment to anti-doping progamme &#13; &#13; &#13; The International Testing Agency (ITA) recently published the 2025 statistics concerning the partnership with the IWF on its anti-doping programme. 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