Greg Warnecke, Head of Sport of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee reports Ms. Moira Lassen has been appointed as the new Weightlifting Competition Manager, effective from 06 January 2014. This follows the recent resignation of Matthew Curtain who has recently been appointed as the first-ever Director of Sport with the Commonwealth Games Federation. […]
It is with great sorrow that the IWF was informed about the death of Mrs. Fatima Rummun (MRI). Mrs. Rummun was one of the very few female National Federation leaders and technical official in the 90’s. She worked hard to upgrade the sport of weightlifting in Mauritius and took an active part in the development […]
For the first time all Olympic and Paralympic sports will be individually represented Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 7 November 2013: The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games today launches its sport pictograms, continuing the tradition of each edition of the Games defining the sports on its programme through graphic icons. “For […]
The 2013 IF Forum took place from 4-6 November in Lausanne, Switzerland. The forum was opened by Thomas Bach, IOC President, Marius Vizer, SportAccord President and H.H. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, ANOC President. The programme focused on key areas within Event Management and Social Media. The IWF was represented by Attila Adamfi, Competition Director and […]
The Guatemala Weightlifting Federation informs with deep sorrow of the tragic death of LOPEZ BOBADILLA Christian Alberto (GUA). The Bronze Medallist of the 2013 Pan-American Championships was suffering from respiratory problems. It is a tragic loss for the Weightlifting Family and the IWF wants to present its deepest condolences to the Guatemala Weightlifting Federation and […]