Please be informed that the agenda of the Special Congress can be downloaded from here. All materials related to point 3 of the agenda “Approval of the proposed changes to the IWF Constitution and Rules” can be downloaded from here. Please note that the IWF Executive Board is preparing a list of appointments of the Members for the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) […]
The ITA reports that it has asserted an ADRVs against Russian weightlifters Aslan Bideev (RUS) and Andrey Kozlov (RUS) under Article 2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers) and Article 2.2 (Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method) of the IWF Anti-Doping Rules (IWF ADR). The Article […]
With the passing of Maître François Carrard, the IWF has lost a trustful advisor and a great friend. His contribution to sport in general and to weightlifting in particular is without parallel. Throughout his exceptional career, Maître Carrard brought to bear his legal training, his constant willingness to help resolve even the trickiest situations and his deeply amiable personality. It […]
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and the University of Lausanne, through its Institute of Sport Sciences (ISSUL) are teaming up in the context of a research project on international sport federations’ organizational performance. The overall research project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation for a period of four years. The project addresses two key […]
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) successfully held a Congress of its Member Federations today, in Tashkent and online. 101 Member Federations took part (69 in-person, 32 online), approving a clear set of dates and steps related to the holding of elections for the IWF Executive Board and other Committee positions. “Thanks to today’s decisions, the […]