As a result of 7 hours of negotiations between IWF President, Dr. Tam�s Aj�n and new Iranian Federation President, Mr. Bahram Afsharzadeh, accompanied by Dr. A. Shahabi IWF MC Member the following was agreed on: Based on the detailed information including the current financial situation of the Iranian Federation the parties agreed in the following […]
All the analysis reports of the 2006 Olympic Qualification World Championships, held in Santo Domingo, DOM have now arrived at the IWF from the laboratory, which is, of course, a WADA-accredited one. 31% of the participants (149 competitors out of 484) were tested – a figure unparallelled among all sports – and only one is positive (not a medal […]
Completing the IWF Handbook 2005-2008 and following the various modifications that have been decided by the IWF Executive Board since the new rules entered into force, a new IWF Referees? Examination has now been elaborated and finalized. A hard copy of the updated Referees’ Examination ? 100 questions and 100 answers ? was sent to all National Federations, for application […]
As it is known, weightlifting’s total quota of 260 athletes for the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008 will be filled in a process of qualification, of which here is a summary: Men Women No of athletes No of NOCs No of athletes No of NOCs Qualification at the 2006 and 2007 World Championsh. […]
PROGRESSION OF THE WEIGHT OF THE BARBELL A study of the major events held since the introduction of the 1kg rule has shown that only an insignificant minority (0.4%) of the athletes ? whether men or women, and whether in snatch or in clean and jerk ? have accepted the 1kg automatic increase of the […]