The Olympic, World and European Champion, Lydia Valentín, has inaugurated a sculpture in her honor in the city where she was born, Camponaraya. This tribute has been promoted by the Camponaraya City Council and the event was attended by Constantino Iglesias, president of the Royal Spanish Weightlifting Federation; Alejandro Blanco, president of the Spanish Olympic […]
The Opening Ceremony in Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province on 15 September marks an official start for the 14th National Games of China, which is organized in every four years. The Chinese President XI Jinping presented in the Ceremony and announced commencement of the Games, with more than 12000 athletes participating in competitive sports and more […]
Lausanne, 9 September 2021; Following decisions taken by the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), the dates and locations of the forthcoming 2021 IWF World Weightlifting Championships and the IWF Electoral Congress have been announced. Both the 2021 IWF World Championships (7-17 December) and the Electoral Congress (20-21 December) will be held in […]
After careful consideration the IWF Executive Board has decided to reschedule the 2021 IWF World Championships for a new date with a new host: Competition Program 05 December 2021 / 15:00 – VERIFICATION OF FINAL ENTRIES 06 December 2021 / 18:00 – TECHNICAL OFFICIALS’ MEETING 07-17 December 2021 / IWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (11 days) The deadline for submitting the Preliminary Entries for the 2021 […]
The final entry deadline of the 2021 IWF YWC is 05 September 2021, this Sunday. The Federations shall delete all those athletes who will not participate, then confirm the final entries by clicking on the “Confirm Final List” button in the IWF ONLINE ENTRY SYSTEM The Federations shall select maximum of 12 Men Athletes (10+2 reserve) and 12 Women Athletes (10+2 reserve) – when applies – from the Preliminary Entries.