The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) family has reinforced its commitment to further reform by approving a series of key reports at a Special Congress held on the eve of the IWF World Championships in Bogota, Colombia. Delegates from 73 Member Federations (56 in person, 17 online) gathered for the Congress. It was the first such […]
An IWF Coaching Course was held at the Weightlifting Academy in Baku, Azerbaijan, between 5-9 November 2022, in the framework of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Development Program. A member of the IWF Coaching and Research Committee, IWF Coaching Expert Dr. Kyle Pierce (USA), served as a lecturer. About 50 coaches from all regions of Azerbaijan, […]
By Brian Oliver Thanyathon SUKCHAROEN (THA) won the opening medal event at the 2022 IWF World Championships in Bogotá, Colombia, the first qualifying competition for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It was her second successive world title at the minimum body weight, 45kg. Sukcharoen, 25, made 82-100-182, her best since 2018 and 10kg more than her […]
By Brian Oliver Dika Toua, whose appearance in Tokyo last year made her first female weightlifter to compete at the Olympic Games five times, has started her attempt for Olympics number six. No athlete, male or female, has ever done that. Dika Toua, whose appearance in Tokyo last year made her first female weightlifter to […]
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board (EB) met in Bogota to discuss and approve a number of key proposals across anti-doping, governance and the Constitution for submission tomorrow to the IWF Special Congress. The EB received a presentation from the International Testing Agency (ITA) and IWF Anti-Doping Commission (ADC), which have been working hard […]