The Chinese Weightlifting Association is donating masks to the Member Federations of the IWF and weightlifting organizations of countries that are severely-affected by COVID-19, to help the fight against the virus.
IWF welcomes Tokyo 2020 decision to schedule Olympic Games from 23 July – 8 August 2021 Following today’s announcement of the revised dates for Tokyo 2020, the IWF has expressed its full support for the successful staging of the Olympic Games.
Canada’s renowned weightlifting coach, Ron Greavette has suddenly passed away on 21 March 2020. Mr Greavette was the President of the Canadian Weightlifting Federation between 1989 and 1994; he was the team leader at the 1992 Olympic Games...
The Zhangkong Barbell company has offered 5000 medical masks to the weightlifting family to help to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. In co-operation with the IWF Secretariat, Zhangkong Barbell will distribute the masks to the National Federations by airmail, on its own cost.
To all of the weightlifting athletes and federations in our international community, None of us is completely surprised by the announcement that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be postponed. Out...
The IOC and the Tokyo Organising Committee today released a joint statement, whereby they confirmed the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for no later than summer 2021. „In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the WHO today...
Muscle soreness is good. Joint pain? Not so much. These compression sleeves may help.
Lausanne, Budapest and online; 18 March 2020; Working to support weightlifters during this period of unprecedented uncertainty, the IWF Executive Board met for the last two days and approved a number of key measures.
Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA), in cooperation with the Doping Control Agency of Thailand (DCAT) and the National Olympic Committee, held an Anti -Doping Seminar in Chiang Mai, Thailand for national weightlifters and coaches.
As a consequence of the COVID-19 spread, the European Masters Committee and the Dutch organizers had to decide to postpone the 2020 European Masters Championships in Den Helder from 16 -23 May to a new date, 28 November – 5 December 2020.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) regards the safety and well-being of athletes, officials, spectators and the wider population as its number one priority when organising international sporting events.