David Liti, New Zealand gold medallist received David Dixon Award for outstanding sporting spirit at Gold Coast 2018. His fellow sportsman Lauititi Lui badly injured himself and was left in a wheelchair after attempting to lift 228 kg in clean and jerk. Lui had to settle for silver, while Liti not just won the gold medal, […]
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The Weightlifting Family is devastated to announce the sudden death of the General Secretary of the Pan American Weightlifting Federation, Dr. Rafael Pacho González, known as “Pacho” by the Pan Americans. He was the former President of the Cuban Weightlifting Federation and currently lived in Costa Rica where he was contributing to the development of weightlifting. […]
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Singapore Weightlifting Federation organised the IWF Coaching Course, supported by the IWF. The program was organised with the collaboration of the South East Asian Weightlifting Federation (SEAWF) whereby 2 coaches from each SEA National Weightlifting Federation were invited. A total of 10 coaches from SEAWF Member Federations and 18 local club coaches from Singapore attended […]
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Buenos Aires – April 9. The Organising Committee for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games announced on Monday the slogan for the biggest multisport and cultural celebration in Argentina’s history: “Feel the future”. The slogan (“Viví el futuro” in Spanish, “Respire le futur” in French), together with its manifesto, highlights the hope that the […]
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On International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, we’re highlighting an amazing project, by Waleed Abu Nada, a young change-maker from Jordan, who is working with an Olympic weightlifter to help build inclusion in one of the world’s largest Palestinian refugee camps. Here Waleed tells his story. Background and Inspiration I managed to launch […]
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