We would like to inform you about the COMPETITION PROGRAM and the applicable DEADLINES for the 2022 IWF World Championships to be held in Bogotá, Colombia. COMPETITION PROGRAM 03 DECEMBER 2022 / VERIFICATION OF FINAL ENTRIES (ONLINE) 04 DECEMBER 2022 / IWF SPECIAL CONGRESS 05-16 DECEMBER 2022 / IWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (12 days) Please note that the deadline for the PRELIMINARY ENTRIES is 05 SEPTEMBER 2022. IMPORTANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH […]
IWF is pleased to open a bidding process to appoint a TV/Digital production and/or media right distribution partner for selected Paris 2024 Weightlifting Qualification Events between 2022-2024. Details of the bidding process can be found here. Selected events include 2022 & 2023 IWF World Championships and the 2024 IWF World Cup. The tender includes the […]
Weightlifting returned to the forefront at the Islamic Solidarity Games Konya 2021 as five days of thrilling competition saw numerous records broken and countless excellent performances. World-class athletes, including World and Olympic champions, from 24 countries competed in the five-day competition. A total of 89 lifters from 21 nations took part in the men’s events […]
The International Weightlifting Federation is deeply saddened by the death of WADA Chief Operating Officer, Frédéric Donzé. He will be hugely missed. For twenty years, he was a passionate advocate for clean sport and a protector of clean athletes. More than this, Fred was a good friend. The IWF expresses its most sincere condolences to […]
Further to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) communications of 30 May 2022 and 6 July 2022, calling for interested candidates for the upcoming election for eight positions on the Agency’s new 20-member Athlete Council, WADA is pleased to announced that it received 34 eligible nominations for the eight seats (referred to as Group 2 – see below). WADA President Witold […]