In the woman’s 49kg bodyweight category all three gold medals went to Uzbek ABDULLAEVA Nigora, last years Asian Youth Champion (165kg). Second finisher, 2018 Youth Olympic Games bronze medallist and 2018 European Champion CAMBEI Mihaela Valentina (ROU) made a hard effort for a Clean and Jerk gold medal, but could not perform a good lift at […]
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An Education Seminar was held in Las Vegas, USA on 9th March 2019, in conjunction with the IWF Youth World Championships. The seminar which consisted of two topics targeted the young athletes and their coaches. IWF General Secretary, Mr. Mohammed Jalood and IWF Executive Board member, Mr. Mahmoud Mahgoub also attended. The participants heard an […]
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In the men’s 55kg bodyweight category, Italian MASSIDDA Sergio, 2018 European Youth, and Junior bronze medallist won the Snatch with a one-kilogram advantage over NAFASOV Ogabek (UZB). Performing even stronger in the Clean and Jerk, he came out to lift 125kg at his first attempt, which granted him all three gold medals (228kg). NAFASOV finished fourth […]
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The 2019 IWF Youth World Championships kicked off today, 8th March in Las Vegas, USA with the men’s 49kg bodyweight category. Vietnamese DO Tu Tung, 2018 Asian Youth Champion started strong in the Snatch, setting a new youth world record at 95kg with his second attempt. He continued the great performance in the Clean and […]
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The first Executive Board meeting and Congress of 2019 were held in Las Vegas, USA prior to the Youth World Championships, 5-8 March. Executive Board Meeting The Board agreed to launch an IWF Strategic Plan 2020 – 2024 to strengthen the IWF’s position in the global sport environment and the Olympic Movement. Its elaboration will […]
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