Imre Földi, first Olympic champion of Hungarian weightlifting, Sportsman of the Nation died shortly before his 79th birthday due on 8 May. Földi medalled in three Olympic Games in the 56kg category: winning silver in 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City, before finally winning gold in 1972 Munich, where he set a world record, one […]
The Fiji Weightlifting Association held its Annual General Meeting on April 2nd, 2017. The following officials were elected: President: Atma Maharaj General Secretary: Ritesh Ratiram Vice President: Della Shaw-Elder Vice President: Makitalena Cikamatana Treasurer: Sikeli Tuinamuana Committee Members: Wallene Powell-Vueti, Roselyn Cikamatana, Henry N Elder. Athletes Representative: Manueli Tulo Long-term Executive Member, Mr Chris Yee […]
A delegation of the Olympic Committee from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia paid a visit to Budapest upon the invitation of Hungarian Sport Authorities. The President of the Saudi Arabian Weightlifting Federation, Mohamed Ahmad Alharbi was also part of the delegation. Mr. Alharbi had a meeting with IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan on the occasion of […]
The General Assembly of Jordanian Weightlifting Federation elected Mr. Azzam Al-Zubi as President of the Jordanian Weightlifting Federation. Mr. Al-Zubi became National Champion in 1969 and represented Jordan in many international competitions. He was National Team Coach between 1985 and 1997, and became International Technical Official. Prior to the elections, Mr. Al-Zubi was the National […]
The 2017 IWF Junior World Championships will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on 15 – 23 June. The deadline to send your Preliminary Entry Forms is 15 April 2017, so if you have not yet submitted the forms, please do so urgently! All documents can be found on the IWF website, please note the new […]