A few minutes before Andreea Cotruta won Romania’s second title of the weekend at the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia she was flat on her back after passing out. When she went for her second clean and jerk in the women’s 55kg, 19-year-old Cotruta cleaned it but collapsed before she could try and complete […]
Thammy Nguyen, who gave up competing for nearly seven years to start a business and a family, was in floods of tears after winning Ireland’s first ever European Championships medal in senior weightlifting. Ireland’s coaches Harry Leech and Beata Jung were also overcome after Nguyen’s remarkable effort in the women’s 49kg on the opening day […]
Italy had a desperate time at weightlifting’s first qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games but they can do far better in their second attempt. Antonino Pizzolato, one of five current world record holders from Europe and one of three Italian medallists at the Tokyo Olympic Games, returns from injury to lift at the eagerly […]
The IWF learnt with great sadness about the recent loss of Rolf Maier, distinguished member of the French weightlifting community, at the age of 86. Mr Maier took part in three editions of the Olympic Games – Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964 and Mexico City 1968 – and was bronze medallist in the 75kg category at […]
After the deadline for applications (March 25) and the recent approval by the Executive Board, the IWF has the pleasure to announce that its Refugee Team will be constituted of four women and three men, as well as a designated coach. The female representatives of the team are: Parisa Jahanfekrian, originally from Iran, but now residing […]