The IWF came out with a magnificent Book titled “LIFTING THE ROOF”, a full album of weightlifting at the 2012 Olympic Games. For those lucky enough to witness these unforgettable competitions “LIFTING THE ROOF” gives a chance to relive the fantastic memories and for others who watched weightlifting on TV it provides an insider look. […]
International Sports Information System (ISIS) kick-off meeting was held today in Lausanne. The project, managed by ASOIF includes all Summer Olympic International Sports Federation and 25 International Federations participated at the meeting, including IWF represented by Attila Adamfi, Competition Director. The ISIS will create a Common Data Platform where data will be gathered form International […]
Over 1,300 verified votes took part in the election of the Lifters of the Year for 2012 on this website, launched by World Weightlifting. Among the men, Iranian Behdad SALIMIKORDASIABI was elected as the Best Lifter for the last year by a large margin. Ilya ILYIN from Kazakhstan received the second largest number of votes […]
At a recent visit to the Tatarstan capital, Kazan, FISU Technical Delegate Anikó Németh-Móra approved the competition venue for this summer’s Universiade. The “Ak Bure” (“White Wolf”) Sports Hall, now serving the one of Kazan’s ice hockey clubs, will be used for weightlifting at the University Games coming up in July. The construction of the […]
The VII Mediterranean Weightlifting Cup was held in the southern Italian city of Brindisi on January 26. Twelve countries participated in the event that took place at the Palazzetto Leonardo Da Vinci sport centre. It was the first time in the history of the Mediterranean Cup, that athletes from Israel and Palestine competed in the […]