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IWF COMMITS TO CONTINUING FIGHT FOR CLEAN WEIGHTLIFTING

The IWF today reiterated its commitment to implementing a wide array of measures to protect clean athletes and promote clean weightlifting, following the IOC Executive Board’s decision to maintain the sport’s status in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sports programme. The IOC Executive Board noted the very strong positive progress that the IWF has made. […] The post IWF COMMITS TO CONTINUING FIGHT FOR CLEAN WEIGHTLIFTING appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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MIRABAI Chanu Saikhom (IND) has been selected for the Target Olympic Podium Scheme

Indian weightlifting sensation SAIKHOM Mirabai Chanu has been chosen as one of the two TOPs weightlifters for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and is claimed to be one of the serious Medal hopes for India. The Target Olympic Podium Scheme or the TOPs is a flagship program introduced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports […] The post MIRABAI Chanu Saikhom (IND) has been selected for the Target Olympic Podium Scheme appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Myanmar Weightlifting Federation Elections

Myanmar Weightlifting Federation held it’s Executive Board meeting this month, where a new President and a new Secretary-General were elected, under the supervision of Myanmar Olympic Committee and Ministry of Health and Sports, according to the acting roles and regulations. President   – U OAK Gar Aye Secretary-General – U THI Han Congratulations to the elected […] The post Myanmar Weightlifting Federation Elections appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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The competition regulation of the 2019 IWF Youth World Championships is up

The Regulations can be downloaded by the following link: 2019 IWF YWC, Las Vegas, USA IMPORTANT! ENTRIES SHOULD BE REGISTERED THROUGH THE IWF ONLINE ENTRY SYSTEM http://www.iwf.net/e-entry PRELIMINARY ENTRY – 7 DECEMBER 2018 According to the new IWF TCRR the FINAL LIST of athletes can be selected only from those included in the Preliminary Entry! Member Federation must […] The post The competition regulation of the 2019 IWF Youth World Championships is up appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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The World Championships in Ashgabat was easier to watch than ever!

IWF, Lagardère Sports set numerous production and distribution milestones in Ashgabat. The IWF and Lagardère Sports continued to build on their successful partnership with a fantastic showing at the 2018 IWF World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Entering its third consecutive World Championships as Host Broadcaster for the World Championships, Lagardère Sports maintained its top-notch production […] The post The World Championships in Ashgabat was easier to watch than ever! appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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