The Basic Weightlifting course for Technical Officials was held 6 – 10 May, at the Grand Southern Hotel, Thung Song, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. The event was supported by Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) and Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA). The Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) has great resources to […]
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The “Jenő Boskovics Lifter of The Year 2017” Trophies by the WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING magazine were awarded to Lasha Talakhadze and Lidia Valentin at a special Award Gala on 7 May, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Gala was held in the prominent Rustaveli Georgian National Theatre. Dr Tamás Aján, President of the IWF and Kornél Jancsó, Editor-in-Chief of […]
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The International Anti-Doping Seminar, organized by the Russian Weightlifting Federation with the International Weightlifting Federation, drew to a close in Moscow on Saturday. The 2 days event was supported by Russian Sports Ministry, Russian Olympic Committee, WADA, RUSADA and CCES. The seminar aimed to help attending National Federations and representatives from Russian Weightlifting Federation align […]
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The deadline for submitting the Preliminary Entries to the 2018 Junior World Championships in Tashkent, UZB has run out on the 1st of May. Member Federations are hereby reminded to send their applications with utmost importance. We kindly ask you to register your athletes through the IWF Online Entry System: http://www.iwf.net/e-entry As an alternative, the […]
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The report highlights 1,595 confirmed Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) in 2016, involving individuals from 117 nationalities and across 112 sports. 1,326 ADRVs came from Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) and 269 from non-analytical, evidence-based intelligence. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published its fourth annual Anti-Doping Rule Violations Report, which is the official set of such statistics […]
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