The IWF Executive Board held a 2 days meeting on 15 March in Istanbul, Turkey. The following decision was made as a further confirmation on the IWF’s strong approach in its anti-doping fight. The decision is as follows: 1. Countries that did not fulfill with the whereabouts requirements prior the 2010 World Championships but were […]
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the theme of next year’s IOC World Conference on Women and Sport, which is “Together Stronger: The Future of Sport”. The event will take place from 16 to 18 February 2012 in Los Angeles, USA, and is being organised jointly by the […]
The Belarus Weightlifting Union held an International Conference “Development of world weightlifting and fight against doping” in Minsk, Belarus on 26-27 March, 2011. The hosts: Alexandr Shpilevsky President, Alexandr Kurlovich, Vice-President and Sergey Samusev, General Secretary, created excellent conditions for the work. Sergey Nered, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Sport and Tourism, Genadiy Alekseyenko, Vice-President and […]
From 8 to 15 May 2011 Lima will host the 2nd Youth World Championships. The tournament held at Convention Center Hotel Maria Angola will be attended by over 300 athletes from around the world. The deadline to send your Final Entry Forms is 24 April 2011. All documents can be found on the IWF website!
The IWF has officially announced that from the 10 October 2010 the official IWF Referee Uniforms are exclusively manufactured in Thailand under the guidance and care of the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA – tawa@nulltawa.or.th). The IWF considers the Thai Company “Poppula by MV” as its official sole supplier. The TAWA Coordinator appointed to handle […]