After three competitions at the 2006 Junior World Championships in Hangzhou, China, Europe has only two medals, thanks to Genny PAGLIARO, Italy, in the women?s 48kg. As expected, Asian competitors dominate. In the men?s 56kg, Chinese LI Zheng performed a great bravura: taking the junior world title with a total five kilos higher than the […]
The 2006 Junior World Championships were launched today in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, China. 103 female and 118 male competitors up to the age of 20 years representing 44 countries are expected to perform in the next 7 days on the platform of the magnificent Sports Center in an event that is generally considered […]
Last year’s world champion and Olympic Games silver medallist JANG Mi-Ran of Korea set two new world records in the +75kg category at the International Friendship Weightlifting Tournament recently held in Wonju, Korea. JANG improved the Snatch record to 138kg, but – more importantly – she brought up the so far best total for the […]
We are very pleased to announce that, on the commission and with the co-ordination of the IWF, a Competition Management Software has been produced, that is especially developed to carry out National Weightlifting Championships and competitions with the help of computer technology. One of the unique services of the programme is that it can be […]
Another turnout-record is expected by the Turkish hosts at the 2006 University World Championships in Izmir, at the end of June ? beginning of July. More information on the Championships: http://www.halter.gov.tr The IWF awaits proposals for Technical Officials before 31st May 2006, using the ?Nomination Form? Download letter Download Nomination Form