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Remember: New Rules in force!

As published in October 2006, as of 1 January 2007, the automatic progression of the weight of the barbell from the 1st attempt to the 2nd attempt is 2 kg (two kilogrammes)! It applies both in snatch and in clean and jerk, for men and women, for seniors and juniors. For 3rd attempts lifters may […]

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Technical Officials’ Nomination for 2007 JWC

Prague, capital of the Czech Republic will be the venue of this year’s Junior World Championships, 9-16 June 2007. National Federations may forward their Technical Officials nominations for the 2007 Junior World Championships to the IWF before 9 March 2007. Download the Technical Officials’ Calling Letter and the Nomination Form.

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WHEREABOUTS INFORMATION 2007

The 2007 whereabouts forms has been posted on the website. All National Federations are obliged to provide the necessary whereabouts information, therefore you are kindly requested to download the attached word files and send the completed files to the IWF before 31st January 2007.

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IWF Symposium in Rome

WARNING! FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE for the IWF SYMPOSIUM 19TH FEBRUARY We are glad to announce that the Symposium is already worldwide recongized and almost 200 applications have arrived so far. In order to ensure a high quality and well organized event for all participants we would like to kindly remind you that there will be […]

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IWF Referee Uniforms now available for order

As we indicated in our Circular to the National Federations and officials, the newly approved IWF International Referee Uniforms – for both gentlemen and for ladies – can now be ordered from the IWF’s official supplier "Creation Vargas", Hungary. The Company will tailor-make complete sets of Referee Uniforms, consisting of an all-season outfit and a […]

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