We are delighted to announce that Sport Resolutions will be operating the Eligibility Determination Panel (EDP) commissioned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The EDP will: undertake the eligibility determination of candidates for election to the IWF Board and committees in respect of the March 2021 elections operate pursuant to and in accordance with part […]
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The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board (EB) today agreed key decisions to restore stronger Anti-Doping Rules and ensure eligibility checks of the candidates for the forthcoming IWF elections are carried out to a high standard. “Today’s decisions reflect a clear determination to safeguard the progress made by the IWF in recent years to protect […]
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The Extraordinary General Assembly held this Saturday, February 13, at the headquarters of the Spanish Olympic Committee, has re-elected Constantino Iglesias as president of the Royal Spanish Weightlifting Federation for the period 2021-2024. In this way, the electoral process of the RSWF that had two candidates for president, the reelected Iglesias and Emilio Estarlik, is closed. Finally, Constantino was the winner with a large difference in votes: 48 votes in favor and 10 against and no abstention. Constantino Iglesias will serve his second term at the head of the federation after taking office in 2016, he thanked the trust placed in him and assured that "these years will be full of work, work and more work. Among his main challenges for this new legislature...
After the postponement of 2021 the IWF Junior World Championships from March 2021 the dates have been finalized and the Event will be held between 20-31 May 2021. The updated program of the Competition is planned as follows: 20 May 2021 IWF Committee Meetings/ IWF Executive Board Meeting 21 May 2021 IWF Executive Board Meeting 22 […]
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Moscow, 13 February 2021 (MTI/TASS) Yuri Vlasov (Soviet Union) Olympic weightlifting champion of the Rome Olympic Games in 1960 passed away at the age of 85. TASS reported on his passing on Saturday. Based on a report of the Russian Federation Vlasov had a surgery one year ago, but he made full recovery and in […]
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