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Lasha out of World Championships and into parliament. Weightlifting’s biggest name must choose – sport, politics or both
International Weightlifting Federation
Lasha Talakhadze will miss the IWF World Championships for the first time since 2015. He has barely trained since winning...
Lasha out of World Championships and into parliament. Weightlifting’s biggest name must choose – sport, politics or both
International Weightlifting Federation
Lasha Talakhadze will miss the IWF World Championships for the first time since 2015. He has barely trained since winning his third Olympic title in Paris three months ago and is not among the final entries for Bahrain, where the 2024 World Championships run from December 6-15.
Renovated IWF Photo Gallery launched today!
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF is launching today its renovated Photo Gallery, where you can find a selection of photos from the IWF events, namely the Senior, Junior and Youth World Championships. The upload of images will be made during the competition...
Armenia, Türkiye dominate – and celebrations for Greece and Malta at European Juniors
International Weightlifting Federation
Armenia had seven winners, including the top individual performers for men and women, at the European Junior Championships in Raszyn, Poland which ended at the weekend. Türkiye, whose nine medals were more than any other European nation at the World Junior Championships in León...
National Federations’ news: Presidents re-elected in Finland, New Zealand and Türkiye!
International Weightlifting Federation
The beginning of a new Olympic cycle is often synonym with new elections in our national member federations. That was recently the case in Finland, New Zealand and Türkiye, where the incumbent presidents were re-elected for a new term.
Final Entry deadline for Manama 2024: November 6
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF National Federations are kindly reminded that the deadline for confirming their final entries for the 2024 IWF World Championships in Manama (BRN) is November 6, 2024. At this stage, and through the IWF E-entry system...
IWF signs a MoU with the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation in Lausanne
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSA), so that new and reinforced ways of co-operation can be implemented in the years to come.
Weightlifting continues to shine at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
International Weightlifting Federation
The Commonwealth Games Federation confirmed this week the location of the 2026 event in Glasgow, the Scottish city that had already hosted the competition in 2014. At the same time, the sports programme of the Games was presented and Weightlifting is proudly part of it, along with nine other sports.
IWF President supports the creation of the Balkan Weightlifting Federation in Albania
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF President Mohammed Jalood was this week in Golem, Albania, for the founding Congress of the Balkan Weightlifting Federation. This regional organisation assembles 11 National Federations – Albania...
Antonio Conflitti elected to Moldova’s NOC Executive Board: a premiere for weightlifting in the country!
International Weightlifting Federation
A premiere for weightlifting in Moldova: for the first time, a representative of the sport was elected to the Executive Board of the country’s National Olympic Committee (NOC). This feat was accomplished by Antonio Conflitti...
A perfect ‘gift’ for the World Weightlifting Day: the first-ever Weightlifting Museum in the world opens in China
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF couldn’t have received a better “gift” on World Weightlifting Day! On October 16, the IWF President Mohammed Jalood was in Shilong Town (Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China) to inaugurate the first-ever museum consecrated to our Sport.
IWF President praises global weightlifting family on World Weightlifting Day
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF President Mohammed Jalood praised weightlifters around the world for their dedication and passion for the sport as the IWF celebrated the inaugural World Weightlifting Day on 16 October. An annual celebration established by the IWF...
Alberto Miglietta succeeds Antonio Urso at the helm of the Italian Federation
International Weightlifting Federation
Alberto Miglietta is the new President of the Italian Weightlifting Federation (FIPE), after the electoral assembly held this weekend in Rome (ITA). Mr Miglietta was chosen with 99.68% of favourable votes from the delegates and succeeds Antonio Urso in the leadership of the Italian national body.
One-year-to-go countdown to the 2025 IWF World Championships in Forde (NOR)
International Weightlifting Federation
The Norwegian city of Forde, host of the 2025 IWF World Championships, will organise this Saturday (October 12), an exciting one-year-to-go event, featuring both local and international weightlifting stars.
Leon 2024: highest-ever rate of pre-competition tests on participating athletes!
International Weightlifting Federation
The 2024 IWF World Junior Championships, held from September 19-27 in Leon (ESP), produced great performances on a sport level, but registered another very significant milestone: it was the IWF event with the highest proportion of athletes tested before its start.
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