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IWF Handbook to be updated for 2008-2012
As with all the previous editions, the IWF intends to make a step-by-step and well-considered preparation of the next edition of the IWF Handbook, which contains: the Constitution the By-Laws the Technical Rules and the Anti-Doping Policy of the IWF. (The currently valid IWF Handbook is available on this website.) As before, we wish to […]
New Members to the Weightlifting Hall of Fame
Since its foundation in 1992, every year the Greats of weightlifting were elected to join the Weightlifting Hall of Fame. In 2006 four prominent figures of the sport’s near past were chosen by the Hall of Fame panel to receive this outstanding honour. Alexander Kurlovich (BLR), double Olympic champion, Nicu Vlad (ROM), Olympic champion and […]
Training course for Beijing 2008 Technical Officials
A training course for weightlifting National Technical Officials to work at the Beijing Olympic Games was held with great success in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, 22-31 October 2006. The seminar was organised jointly by BOCOG Sport, Mrs. Wang Yan, Weightlifting Competition Manager, and the Chinese Weightlifting Association; and the lecturer was Mr. Myrddin John, IWF […]
Foreign coaches in demand
The IWF has noted an increasing demand from National Federations to employ foreign coaches to work with their national selections. Therefore National Federations and those coaches who are willing to work abroad to send their contact details to the IWF. At the IWF Secretariat Gabriella Barany is handling the matter: gabriella.barany@nulliwfnet.net