In April of this year, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced a radically new Qualification System for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with the principal aim of protecting clean sport. The Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan has filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration in Sport to challenge the Qualification System. The […]
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The XI South American Games held between 28 and 31 of may has successfully concluded in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The first South American Games were held in 1978 in La Plaza, Bolivia. They have since been held every four years. The Games has an equivalent to the Olympic Flame: the South American Flame, which is relayed […]
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Dika Loa Toua, three-time Commonwealth Games medallist won the best female athlete of the year prize at the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) SP Sports Awards. She was the first woman ever to lift weight at the Olympic Games, competing in the 48kg bodyweight category at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She ended up sixth in the […]
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The IWF Bodyweight Categories Working Group met in Budapest on 31 May – 01 June to begin the final phase of determining the new 10 women’s and 10 men’s bodyweight categories, which will provide greater athletic opportunities, improve inclusivity and enhance competition. The Working Group reviewed the wide-range of proposals which have been submitted by […]
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The deadline for submitting the Final Entries to the 2018 Junior World Championships in Tashkent, UZB running out today, 01.06.2018. Member Federations are hereby reminded to submit their applications with an immediate urgency. We kindly ask you to register your athletes through the IWF Online Entry System: http://www.iwf.net/e-entry As an alternative, the traditional Entry Forms together […]
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