Big Ben, the hour bell of the Palace of Westminster, will chime more than 40 times from 8.12am – 8:15am on Friday 27 July to ring in the Olympic Games. This is a historic occasion for one of the world’s most famous bells, as it is believed to be the first time that the strike […]
We are happy to announce that in cooperation with infostrada sports group the IWF has officially launched today the Athletes’ Bios section. If you are interested in getting more personal information about weightlifting athletes to participate at the London 2012 Olympic Games, please visit the constantly growing database under Results/Bios or click here.
The International Weightlifting Federation published on its website the Final Entry List for the London 2012 Olympic Games (as of 10 July 2012). Beijing Olympic Gold Medallists to participate at the London 2012 Olympic Games: Women’s +75kg: Mi-ran JANG (KOR) Men’s 77kg: Jaehyouk SA (KOR) Men’s 85kg: Yong LU (CHN) Men’s 94kg: Ilya ILYIN (KAZ) […]
The International Weightlifting Federation published an Olympic Games Weightlifting Special inserted in today’s Financial Times. Run to the closest newsstand to get your own copy! See you in London.
WEIGHTLIFTER Hidilyn Diaz got the rare honor of becoming the Philippine flag-bearer during the parade of countries highlighting the glitzy opening ceremonies of the 30th London Olympic Games on July 27. A native of Zamboanga City who competed in the Beijing Olympics four years ago, Diaz beat shooter Brian Rosario, swimmer Jasmine Alkhaldi and Filipino-Japanese […]