On 25 January 2013, the Mediterranean Weightlifting Confederation held its elections with the participation of 12 countries: ALB, BIH, FRA, ESP, ITA, ISR, LBA, LIB, MAR, SLO, SMR, and TUN. Maurizio Lo Buono, single candidate, was reelected to another four years as President of the Mediterranean Weightlifting Confederation; the 1st Vice President is Mohamed Nadir […]
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) following the London Olympic Games continued the extensive range of doping controls around the world in close cooperation with National Weightlifting Federations (NFs) and National Anti-Doping Agencies (NADOs). The IWF was the first to introduce the steroid profiling and the latest methods elaborated by the WADA Accredited Laboratory in Cologne […]
The Call for Candidatures and the Candidature Forms have been sent to the Member Federations of the IWF by electronic mail and normal post. With that move, in accordance with the newly approved IWF Constitution and By-Laws, the candidature process began for the Elections that will be held at the IWF’s Moscow Congress on 20th […]
The Austrian Weightlifting Federation held their election for the period 2013 to 2016 on 19th January 2013. Gerhard Peya is the new President, further Executive Board members are Gottfried Langthaler (Vice-President), Robert Horacek (Treasurer), Dipl.-Ing.Andreas Degwerth (Secretary), Katharina Rimböck-Peya (Referee Chairwoman), Markus Koch (Public Relation Manager), Ludwig Schadler, Ewald Fischer and Christian Kathrein (Vice Sport […]
On Friday, 18th January a delegation from the International Powerlifting Federation, led by the IPF President Gaston Parage, visited Budapest for a meeting with the IWF President, Dr. Tamás Aján. Mr. Gaston Parage is also the General Secretary of the Luxembourg Weightlifting Federation. Background of this visit in the beautiful City of Budapest was to inform Dr. Aján, who is […]