409 athletes from 72 nations (plus 13 Individual Neutral Athletes, following the approval by the IWF Executive Board on May 20, 2023) are expected to compete in Havana, the Cuban capital, from June 8-18, in the first 2023 IWF Grand Prix. This important competition is a qualification event for the 2024 Paris Games, and follows […]
Following its meeting on May 12, 2023 and the implementation of the IWF Policy related to the participation of athletes and support personnel with Russian and Belarussian passports at IWF events, the IWF Executive Board gathered today to officially validate the status of the following AIN athletes and support personnel: Petr ASAYONAK (Athlete) ELIGIBLEAndrei FRALOU (Athlete) […]
Egypt won three more titles at the African Championships in Tunis, including both the men’s and women’s super-heavyweights, to round off a week when their top athletes boosted their standings in Olympic qualifying. There was a surprise in the men’s event, a battle between the Olympians Walid Bidani from Algeria and Abdelrahman Elsayed from Egypt. […]
Sara Samir made a significant move in the Paris 2024 ranking lists when she won her third continental senior title at the African Championships in record-breaking style. If the Rio 2016 medallist continues to build on her 117-151-268 performance at 81 kilograms, China may opt out of this category, especially with Norway’s 87kg world champion […]
The IWF and the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Federation recently signed the Hosting Agreement of the 2024 IWF World Cup, to be held in Phuket, from April 2-11. In accordance with the IWF Qualification Rules for the 2024 Paris Games, this is the last event in the selection pathway for the Olympic celebration in the French […]