In accordance with the IWF Executive Board decision and as it has been previously communicated to all National Federation, ALL OLYMPIC COMPETITORS SHALL ARRIVE TO BEIJING 8 (EIGHT) DAYS PRIOR to their respective competition day.
Following the proposal of the Scientific and the Technical Committees, the IWF Executive Board decided to eliminate the so-called “World Standards” from the list of World Records. As it is known, with the introduction of the current set of bodyweight categories, on 1st January 1998, World Standards were created based upon previous best performances, any […]
On the final day of the 2008 Junior World Championships in Cali, colombia, Russian Evgeny PISAREV set a new junior world record in the +105kg category with 196kg in snatch. In the men’s team classification Russia dominated, with Ukraine and Iran taking second and third positions, respectively. Team Classification – MEN Medal Table – MEN […]
The leading weightlifting power in South America, Colombia is hosting the 34th Men’s and 14th Women’s Junior World Championships in the “Capital of Colombian Sport”, Santiago de Cali. Competitions started on 15th June 2008 at the “Centro de Eventos Valle de Pacifico”. 42 nations are taking part. Results can be followed on this website: 2008 JWC […]
The IWF Executive Board at its meeting on 13 June 2008 listened to the report of the Hearing Panel of the 11 Greek athletes who had proved positive in an out-of-competition control on 7 March 2008. Yannis Sgouros, IWF General Secretary confirmed to the Board that since 2005 he had not borne any function in […]