New Youth World Record was set in the Snatch by the Chinese lifter JIANG Huihua first at 89kg and then raising it to 92. She broke her compatriot’s TIAN Yuan’s (CHN) record from the 2010 IWF World Championships Antalya, TUR at 88kg. Only 1kg behind her, HOU Zhihui (CHN) got the Silver Medal, and tried […]
With a 126kg Snatch, KRUAITHONG Sinphet (THA) won the gold in the Snatch but only by bodyweight over the Chinese lifter MENG Cheng. Ending with the same 126kg, he missed 127 and 130 for his second and third attempts. Bronze Medal in the Snatch went to SCARANTINO Mirco (ITA) lifting 117kg, and he continued his […]
The International Weightlifting Federation had its Congress yesterday in presence of delegates from 40 countries. After the welcome speech of IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan, PZPC President Mr. Szymon Kolecki followed by PZPC Vice President Mariusz Jedra gave Technical and Program information regarding the 2015 IWF Junior World Championships Wroclaw, POL. Beside the reports of […]
Weightlifting Family wishes a happy 75th birthday to Robert Nagy. As previous active member of the Technical Committee and Scientific and Research Committee, he was the driving force behind the IWF’s technical developments. As former lifter he devoted his life to weightlifting, and aimed for a constant development combining the sport and technology. He created […]
The Qualification Team Classification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has been updated following the closures of the doping cases from the 2014 IWF World Championships Almaty, KAZ. You can find the updated list here: http://www.iwf.net/rio2016/