The Croatian Weightlifting Federation held its Elections on 30 September 2016 in the city of Osijek. Delegates unanimously reelected Damijan Krklec as President and also elected the Executive Board and Committee members. The newly elected Executive Board unanimously reappointed Jaksa Ivanisevic as General Secretary. Amar Music, 85kg lifter as well as his coach representing Croatia […]
With Rio 2016 behind us, all eyes are now on Tokyo 2020! Check out the online guide to the pre-Games training camps for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games available on here: https://pregamestraining.tokyo2020.jp/en/ The online guide provides information on suitable locations for training camp venues to ensure that athletes taking part in the Tokyo […]
In the framework of the IWF Development Program, Marshall Islands received an equipment donation being complete barbell sets. The Federation of Marshall Islands applied for IWF support and received brand new equipment which they already started to use with great enthusiasm. The IWF was happy to see an athlete from Marshall Islands participating for the […]
International Weightlifting Federation, Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, USA Weightlifting win SportsTravel Award Atlantic City, NJ – September 27, 2016 SportsTravel Magazine awarded the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Harris County-Houston Sports Authority (HCHSA) and USA Weightlifting (USAW) the 2016 SportsTravel Best Amateur Single-Sport Event of the Year Award for the 2015 IWF World Championships in Houston, Texas. 585 athletes from […]
In the past 2 days, the IWF Executive Board has completed a highly productive meeting in Beijing, China. Ahead of its Congress in a month’s time where the IWF Constitution and By-Laws and the Technical and Competition Rules and Regulations will be updated by the delegates for 2017 and onwards, the Board has gone through […]