Manfred Nerlinger was born 57 years ago on September 27, 1960 in Münich. This outstanding German weightlifter weight almost 150kg at the peak of his career and stood on the podium three times on the occasion of four Olympic Games. Between 1982 – 1996, he won 30 medals at World Championships. He started his sports […]
70 years ago the IWF organized its World Championships in Philadelphia, USA. In 1947 it was only a two days competition with 39 men representing 12 countries. As a matter of fact, in all six bodyweight categories Americans won Gold as well as three Silver and one Bronze Medal. One Silver and one Bronze was […]
Unique training program available to athletes before World Championships in Anaheim, California, USA. Dear National Federation Friends, The 2017 IWF World Championships organizing committee is holding a Training Camp, priced much lower than the World Championships at $115 per day in Las Vegas, Nevada. We have capacity to host many teams for around the world. […]
Dear National Federations, Please be reminded that the Preliminary Entry Form for the 2017 IWF World Championships in Anaheim, California, USA is due 27 SEPTEMBER 2017. You can find the entry forms at the following link. We invite all National Federations to send their Preliminary Entry Forms to the USA Weightlifting (registration@nullwwcanaheim.com) and to the IWF Secretariat […]
The weightlifting competitions at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games concluded today with the Men’s +105kg competitions. Enthusiastic crowd filled the Venue cheering for local favourite Hojamuhammet Toycheyyev who grabbed the Silver medal behind Rustam Djangabaev from Uzbekistan. Bronze medal went to Iranian Homayoun Teymouri. Local Organizing Committee provided superb conditions for athletes […]