Member Federations are now requested and able to submit the nomination of Technical Officials to the following world events of the IWF in 2014: – IWF 2014 Junior World Championships, Kazan RUS – Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing CHN – IWF 2014 Olympic Qualification World Championships, Almaty KAZ – FISU World University Weightlifting Championships, Chiangmai THA […]
The Algerian Weightlifting Federation informed us that weightlifter FARDJALLAH Housseyn (ALG), 3rd place at the 2013 IWF Junior World Championships Lima, Peru and Gold Medallist at the African Junior Championships in 2013 was named “Young Talent of the Year 2013”. Congratulations to this promising athlete! Source: Brahimi Abdellaziz, Algerian Weightlifting Federation President
The Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association informed the IWF that the location of the Asian Youth (YOG Qualification) & Junior Championships has been modified from Bangkok to Cholburi. The Asian Youth (YOG Qualification) & Junior Championships will be held in Cholburi from 04-12 March 2014.
Jean-Paul Bulgaridhes became Knight of the Order of Legion of Honor for his services to French Sport and French Weightlifting in particular. The long serving President of the French Federation, former IWF Executive Board Member received this high distinction of the President of the French Republic from the hands of Denis Masseglia, President of the […]
Ben Nunoo Mensah, President of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation was voted by the sports writers association of Ghana (SWAG) as the best National Federation President (out of the 36 National Federation Presidents in Ghana) for the year 2013. He received this high recognition for the tremendous work done to promote weightlifting in Ghana in the […]