Due to the availability of the state-of-the-art Sports Complex, the Championships venue, in Cali, the dates of the 2008 Junior World Championships have been slightly modified by the Colombian hosts. Here is the NEW SCHEDULE: 12 June 2008 IWF Committee meetings 13 June 2008 IWF Executive Board meeting and Verification of Final Entries 14 June 2008 […]
Commemorating the International Women’s Day, we wish to pay tribute to our women weightlifters, who conquered the platform and the barbells 25 years ago.By clicking on the picture you can read an article from World Weightlifting 2007/3 on the most successful women weightlifters in our history. You may find more news on women in the […]
A new spokesman is working for the IWF, Dezső DOBOR. The 54-year old professional media expert is not unknown to the International Weightlifting Family. He has been dealing with our sport since 1980. He used to work for Hungarian Television as a commentator, took part in five summer and one winter Olympic Games. Last year […]
This year’s edition of the invitational weightlifting exhibition at the Arnold (Schwarzenegger) Sports Festival in the US will feature some Chinese Junior world champions. Check out for more news: Arnold
On 26 February 2008, a Working Group composed of IWF President Dr.Tamás Aján, General Secretary, Mr.Yannis Sgouros, 1st Vice-President, Mr.Sam Coffa and Mrs. Fany Zora, Assistant General Secretary met in Budapest to prepare the next Executive Board meeting, focusing on subjects regarding the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The meeting offered an opportunity for the Greek and the Australian officials […]