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2nd Spanish Cup Promises

A Coruña will host the 2nd Spanish Cup Promises that will take place on July 27 at the Pavilion Club del Mar de San Amaro, where the 20 best boys and the 20 best girls will meet, in categories U15 and U17. The morning session will start at 9:10 a.m., while the afternoon one will […] The post 2nd Spanish Cup Promises appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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One Year To Go to Tokyo 2020!

Today it’s just One Year To Go to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! Weightlifting was the first to open the ‘Ready – Steady – Tokyo!’ line of Olympic Test Events in its magnificent and iconic venue, the Tokyo International Forum. As 24 July 2020, the opening day of the Games is drawing near, excitement is […] The post One Year To Go to Tokyo 2020! appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Unique IWF Seminar on Mental Training in Uruguay

The Uruguay Weightlifting Federation organized a Mental Training Seminar in Weightlifting in Montevideo, Uruguay thanks to the IWF Development Program. The Federation invited Mr. Jorge Espana, President of Bolivian Weightlifting Federation and a specialist of the subject, to act as the lecturer. There were 25 participants from all around Uruguay. The audience was extremely enthusiastic […] The post Unique IWF Seminar on Mental Training in Uruguay appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Great French Champion Marcel PATERNI passed away

As we learned from the French Weightlifting Federation, the great champion Marcel PATERNI, who was not only a great athlete, but also a great coach passed away recently. Marcel PATERNI, born September 22, 1936, was a French weightlifter who was a bronze medallist at the World Weightlifting Championships in 1958 in Stockholm and in 1961 in Vienna […] The post Great French Champion Marcel PATERNI passed away appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Oceania’s largest weightlifting event concluded

At the sixteenth edition of the currently ongoing Pacific Games, the weightlifting competitions were held between 9th and 13th of July in Apia, the capital of the picturesque island of Samoa. The venue, that was specifically built for weightlifting was the perfect location to host this grandiose triple event, including the Pacific Games, the Oceania […] The post Oceania’s largest weightlifting event concluded appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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