Weightlifter booted out of Pacific Games after he posted photos of PNG with offensive hashtag.

Marven Yacoub testified that he had been taken from a Burger King against his will by a man called Smokey and two unknown gang associates to an office in Ponsonby.

A bodybuilder who became the victim of a kidnapping was allegedly tricked into attending a meeting with his kidnappers.

An Auckland bodybuilder allegedly arranged the kidnapping of a fellow bodybuilder who considered him to be like a “brother”, in an attempt to avoid being jailed.

The young weightlifter who alerted authorities to his coach’s attempts to supply him with steroids and performance-enhancing substances has been praised for his courage.

Weightlifting coach Daniel Milne has been suspended for six years by the Sports Tribunal for attempted trafficking in, and possession of, prohibited substances.

If you like sporting all-rounders, then you'll like 15-year-old MAGS Year 11 student Isaiah Papali'i.

NZ weightlifters Stanislav Chalaev and Richie Patterson are both aiming to go one better in Glasgow, after claiming Silver in Delhi.

Any sport would relish discovering a new pathway by which athletes could be drawn to it.

Weightlifting's biggest problem and a reason governing bodies like New Zealand's struggle to sell the sport is the use of performance enhancing drugs - abroad.

Two champion weightlifting brothers face serious drugs charges - including the alleged supply of a new "designer drug" not cleared for human consumption.

As Stanislav Chalaev stood on the dais with a weightlifting silver medal around his neck his mind was a whirl of emotions.

Auckland weightlifter Stanislav Chalaev won an emotional silver medal in his 105kg division at the Commonwealth Games last night.