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2022 IWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – PRELIMINARY ENTRIES / WHEREABOUTS INFO

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 […]

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IWF Seeks TV/Digital Production and Media Rights Distribution Partner for Selected Paris 2024 Qualification Events

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 […]

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Weightlifting raises the bar at Islamic Solidarity Games

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 […]

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IWF mourns the passing of Frédéric Donzé

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 […]

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WADA announces candidates for 2022 Athlete Council election

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 […]

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