The IWF is officially announcing that as of now the IWF Referee Uniforms are manufactured in Thailand, under the guidance and care of the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA – tawa@nulltawa.or.th ). The TAWA Coordinator appointed to handle uniforms is Mr. Nippon Limboonsuebsai. E-mail: cisdnipp@nullth.ibm.com – Phone: +668-567-86-888 You can find a permanent […]
During the IWF Congress held in Antalya, Turkey the First Level of the Club Coach Manual was presented to the attendees. As an aid to coaches and athletes it describes and lists weightlifting training methods, shows the methodology of preparation and discusses about medical, anti-doping and nutritional issues. At the initiative of the IWF Coaching […]
The Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on the 3rd of October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Hosted by New Delhi, India, it is the XIXth Commonwealth Games and the largest multi-sport event ever conducted to date in this city. Under the motto “Come out and Play”, 71 Commonwealth Teams are participating […]
Mrs. Anikó Németh-Móra, Director & Chief of Protocol of the IWF was honored to be awarded the IOC “Women and Sport” Achievement Diploma in recognition of her outstanding contribution to promoting the development and participation of women and girls in sport. As an advocate of the recognition of Women’s Weightlifting she was lobbying hard for […]
United Arab Emirates Weightlifting Federation is now developing its Women’s Team. Since Women competition was introduced at the World Championships inthe Unites States in 1987, as the 1st among the Gulf States, UAE launched and competed with a Women Team. During the World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya AL BALOOSHI Alia Ali (in the 53kg bodyweight category), […]