On 20th August 2018 the Weightlifting competitions started at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. The Verification of Final Entries was concluded one day before. Altogether 62 women and 104 men from 30 countries will compete at this Event. The competition venue is at Jakarta International Expo. The Hall has about 2000 seat capacity and the […]
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In the framework of the Olympic Solidarity Program, Sudan Weightlifting Federation organized a Technical Course for Coaches in Khartoum between 7th and 15th of August 2018. The International Weightlifting Federation appointed Mr. Maged Salama as the expert for this Level 1 course which was attended by 26 participants in total. Lectures were given on: Special physical fitness elements in […]
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The IWF Executive Board (EB) met in Lausanne on 15 August. Its main focus was the IOC’s recent announcement that, while weightlifting’s considerable anti-doping progress is welcome, the sport’s provisional status on the Paris 2024 Olympic Programme will be maintained. With the IOC having subsequently communicated detailed criteria by which it will judge the IWF’s anti-doping […]
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The Independent Monitoring Group Members, Kate Mittelstadt and Michael Ask met the Representatives of eight of the nine IWF Member Federations suspended by the IWF Executive Board with 20 October 2017. The President and General Secretary of the IWF and representatives of the IWF Executive Board also attended the meeting. The meeting was also assisted […]
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Dr MYA Lay Sein, Vice-President of Myanmar Olympic Committee and Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Health and Sport encouraged and delivered a speech to lifters at the training hall of the Myanmar Weightlifting Federation. The Vice-Minister was welcomed by the General Secretary of the Myanmar Weightlifting Federation, Mr THI Han, officer for MWF’s office, Mr […]
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