The Arnold Sports Festival, held annually in Columbus since 1989, is the nation’s largest multi-sport event. More than 18,000 athletes will compete in 45 sports and events February 28-March 3, 2013. Weightlifting competitions will be staged on March 1-3. Two Trials Sessions, one each for men and women, of up to fifteen athletes from among […]
Most probably the doyen of international referees, Janko Groselj of Slovenia passed away. He celebrated his 100th Birthday last year. First Secretary of the independent Slovenian Weightlifting Federation, he was a very active leader and organizer for a long time. IWF offers its condolences to his family and Federation. Source: Joze Zalubersek
Weightlifters are legendary for their vertical jumping abilities, and that may be one of the factors that makes the snatch, clean, and jerk so attractive to strength and conditioning coaches anxious to develop “hops” in their athletes. Some observers, however, have noted that perhaps the lifts weren’t so much the cause of the jumping proficiency […]
Professor MJ McNamee of Swansea University in the UK argues that the ‘spirit of sport’ is an important component of the fight against doping in sport. In conferences concerning doping and anti-doping over the last few years there has been some criticism of the notion of the ‘spirit of sport’ which – among other things […]
Houston’s next significant international sports event is the 2015 IWF World Championships. Delegates of the International Weightlifting Federation led by IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan were in the city for an official site visit on Wednesday 20 February 2013. IWF President, Dr. Tamas Ajan and IWF Vice President Dragomir Cioroslan met the Mayor of Houston, […]