Every IWF NF shall submit their national team athletes’ whereabouts through the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS). Countries not submitting whereabouts info on ADAMS will not be allowed to participate in the upcoming Junior World Championships Penang, Malaysia. According to the IWF Constitution, the Annual Membership Fee of the IWF was due by the […]
During the last week of May, 2011, Dr. Kyle Pierce, Member of the IWF Coaching & Research Committee, offered a two day course for coaches in Puerto Rico. More than 30 weightlifting coaches along with physical education teachers in charge of the weightlifting program in the Island, enjoyed the talks based on the recent publication […]
Ms. Mária Takács became the new General Secretary of the Hungarian Weightlifting Federation. She was appointed on 28 May 2011. She entered the IWF Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 2006 to “eternity” by being one of weightlifting’s most successful female lifters. Having participated in 12 women’s World Championships, she captured 33 out of the maximum […]
The Final Entries for the 2011 Junior World Championships to be held in Penang, Malaysia are now published on our website. You can find the Entry List by bodyweight categories on the front page or by the following link. We expect all Head Coaches and/or Team Leaders to participate in the verification of the Final […]
The Weightlifting Federation of Africa held its Executive Board meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on 10 June 2011. Dr. Kipchoge Keino, IOC Member and President of the Kenyan Olympic Committee (KOC), remarkable and admired Olympic hero participated in meeting of high importance attended also by Dr. Tamás Aján, IWF President. Several topics were discussed and the […]