At the Member Convention in Leipzig on 15 December 2012, Dr. Christian Baumgartner was elected new President of BVDG, running against Claus Umbach, who held this position for the last 12 years. The new elected Executive Board Members of the BVDG are: Patrick Fassott, Frank Schlizio, Christian Baumgartner, Frank Mantek, Carsten Diemer, Monique Ludwigs and […]
Please note that due to the holidays the IWF office will be closed from 22 December 2012 until 2 January 2013. On the occasion of the Festive Season, the IWF Secretariat wishes you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
Mr. Attila Adamfi, IWF Competition Director recently paid a visit to Nanjing, China in order to proceed to the Technical Visit in preparation of the Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014. He was received by the Nanjing 2014 Team and the appointed Competition Manager, Mr. Li Hao. The venue to host Weightlifting competitions will be the […]
Women’s 58kg bodyweight category: The Russian lifter ALEEVA Tatiana, European Junior Champion in 2011 and the Albanian lifter BEGAJ Romela, Silver Medallist at the European Championships in 2012 were fighting for the Gold Medal in the women’s 58kg. They closely followed each other and only the last attempts of the Clean and Jerk could decide […]
On the occasion of the IWF Grand Prix Baku International Cup, the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation inaugurated a brand new Weightlifting Academy. Besides an impressive competition venue, about 400 seats spectators area and accommodation for training camps, the building offers the possibility to hold theoretical courses. In the past years, the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation spent a […]