As scheduled, prior to the Junior World Championships the IWF Executive Board sat down to discuss the topical issues of the sport of weightlifting. The meeting took place on 9th May in Antigua Guatemala. The Board – among other matters – heard and approved reports from the Continental Federations, two of which – the Pan-American […]
The International Weightlifting Federation was informed by the Slovak Weightlifting Federation about the death of Karol Guman, former weightlifter and former President of the Slovakian Weightlifting Federation. Karol Guman was several times Czechoslovak champion between 1958 and 1974. After ending his active career he remained faithful to his beloved sport weightlifting and worked as a […]
The three IWF Committees held their meeting in Antigua Guatemala prior to the 2012 IWF Junior World & Pan-American Championships and Continental Olympic Qualification Event and starting on 11 May. The Committees concluded a successful quadrennial and even though they will keep working there won’t be any more official meetings before the next IWF Elections […]
With the closeness of the London 2012 Olympic Games we wish to update you on the results of the Anti-Doping controls carried out in January-April 2012. All NFs shall promptly be aware of any potential changes in the Qualification points. African Championships – Continental Olympic Qualification Event: 1 positive case European Championships – Continental Olympic […]
The London 2012 website features a section for each Olympic Sports. If you are interested in getting more weightlifting related Olympic information, you can browse for general updates, presentation, schedule, photos and much more. During the London 2012 Olympic Games you will be able to see the profiles of every athlete competing in the Weightlifting […]