Member Federations are herewith reminded that the deadline for submitting the Final Entries (Men and Women) to the 2013 IWF World Championships, Wroclaw, is running out today! In case you have not yet submitted the Final Entry, here is your last chance to do so.
A meeting of the Weightlifting Working Group of the Olympic Results and Information Service (ORIS) for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has just been held. The 3-days meeting held in Montreux, SUI defined the requirements for the service providers for the Games. The ORIS Weightlifting Document was updated in accordance with the new IWF Rules and […]
THREE members of the GB weightlifting squad have been selected to compete at the World Senior Championships in Poland next month after hitting qualification targets. London 2012 Olympic athletes Jack Oliver (Leeds) and Natasha Perdue (Swansea) will be joined at the event in Wroclaw by Crystal Palace lifter Emily Godley. Swansea-based Perdue, 38, won the […]
Fifteen of the top weightlifters in the U.S. head to Wroclaw, Poland, Oct. 16-27 for the 2013 IWF World Championships. The decorated group of American athletes looks to continue a strong 2013 international campaign as Team USA begins to pave the road to Rio 2016. Led by National Team Coach Zygmunt Smalcerz, Men’s Co-Head Coaches […]
The International Weightlifting Federation is paying special attention to the reallocation of the medals in light of disqualifications at previous events. In the frame of the medal reallocation process the rightful owners are able to receive their well-deserved medals. We kindly request all the Federations involved to reallocate the medals during the IWF World Championships […]