PENANG, Malaysia — The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board reallocated the 2017 IWF World Championships to USA Weightlifting. This comes after the original host city, Penang, Malaysia, encountered difficulties and resigned from the organization the event. USA Weightlifting will bring the event to Anaheim, USA. “We are saddened that Penang will not be able […]
The 9th International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial was held in Indjija, Serbia on 8th October 2016. 25 lifters from 8 nations (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Israel, Malta, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey) took part in the Tournament organised by the Serbian Weightlifting Federation, under the leadership of Milan Mihajlovic, SSDT President. Prof. Dr. Milan Mihajlovic said: […]
The IWF will hold an educational seminar in Penang, Malaysia in the frame of the IWF Education Program. We kindly invite all our Member Federations to participate! The seminar is going to be held on 24th October, 2016 at 10 o’clock in Hotel Equatorial. Presentations on the following topics, presented by internationally recognized presenters: Anti-Doping […]
Damjan Canzek, President of Slovenian Weightlifting Federation visited the IWF Office recently. Among discussions on the actual issues, the IWF provided educational assistance on competition management in order to successfully organize international events in Slovenia, including the upcoming Mediterranean Cup.
Phil Andrews, CEO of US Weightlifting Federation (USWL) visited the IWF headquarter and on behalf of Ursula Garza Papandrea, President of USWL delivered the Sports Travel Award won by the IWF, Houston and USWL for 2015 IWF World Championships. Mr. Andrews held discussions with all IWF departments in order to enhance the future cooperation between […]