In Eilat, Israel’s popular and pleasant resort by the Red Sea, 145 competitors are ready to take on the challenge for the honours of the 3rd edition of the FISU World University Championships in weightlifting. The Start List includes 52 female participants from 19 countries and 93 male lifters from 26 countries, among them former […]
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has named 20 Asian athletes who put in great performance at the 2012 London Olympic Games and won gold medals at the prestigious Games. The OCA will award the 20 gold medal-winning athletes at the OCA Banquet in Macau, China in a bid to celebrate their great success achieved […]
The Turkish Weightlifting Federation held its Electoral Congress on 31st October 2012 in Ankara. 234 Congress delegates voted to elect the Executive Board members of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation for the next 4-year cycle. Two candidates run for the President position. Dr. Hasan AKKUS took 135 votes and the three times Olympic Champion Mr. Halil […]
The dates of the major IWF events in 2013 are herewith reconfirmed as listed in the IWF Calendar: 6-13 April – IWF Youth World Championships – Tashkent, UZB 3-11 May – IWF Junior World Championships – Lima, PER 20-21 May – IWF Electoral Congress – Moscow, RUS 16-23 October – IWF World Championships – Warsaw, […]
The 5th International Tournament held in the dear memory of Vladan Mihajlovic, legendary International and European official (Yougoslavia/Serbia) was held beginning of October in Belgrade, Serbia. 30 lifters from 6 countries took part in the Tournament organised by the Serbian Weightlifting Federation, under the capable leadership of Milan Mihajlovic, SSDT President. The competition was supported […]