Following the second edition of the “Swiss Street Weightlifting”, held in early July in the Olympic capital Lausanne (SUI), the urban version of the sport was again in evidence at the start of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), running from July 23-29 in the historical Slovenian city of Maribor. Besides the 11 official sports […]
The IWF sent yesterday to all its National Member Federations a communication on the new, updated version of the IWF Technical and Competition Rules and Regulations (TCRR). This new document, valid as of July 26, 2023 is accompanied by an Annex explaining the main changes compared to the previous version. They essentially concern the mandatory […]
More than 260 members of the IWF family, including athletes, support personnel, and officials from National Member Federations took today part in a “Clean Sport Webinar”, jointly organised by the IWF and the International Testing Agency (ITA). In this successful initiative, participants were briefed on five important topics related to anti-doping activities: anti-doping landscape; 2023 […]
Following its decision on May 12, 2023 the IWF Executive Board reconfirmed on July 19, 2023 its policy concerning the participation of Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) at the IWF events. If the decision taken in May only included athletes and respective support personnel, the latest IWF deliberation also concerns the Technical Officials with Russian and […]
The IWF President Mohammed Jalood and General Secretary Antonio Urso yesterday held a working meeting in Lausanne (SUI) with the ASOIF President Francesco Ricci Bitti. The discussions focused on enhancing the already excellent co-operation between the two entities, the progress made by the IWF since the election of its new Executive Board in the summer of 2022, and topics related to preparation […]