For the successful Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (to be held in 2021), a Technical Official Seminar was held for selected ITOs and NTOs for Tokyo 2020 during 22-23 November 2020 at Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel.
“Clean weightlifters continue to pay a woefully heavy price for inadequate governance and for those — from a relatively limited number of countries — who tried to take shortcuts to success at London 2012 and Beijing 2008.
by Marianne Huebner, David Meltzer, Wenjuan Ma, Holly Arrow
BackgroundOlympic weightlifting requires strength, speed, and explosive power. Vigorous physical activity such as Olympic weightlifting...
The National Weightlifting Federation of Turkmenistan held the Open Championship of Turkmenistan between November 25-28, 2020, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan.
In 2021, the IWF Junior World Championships will be held in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between 5-18 March 2021. The program of the Competition: 5 March 2021 Arrival 6 March 2021 IWF Committee Meetings...
It is with great sadness that we have learned from yesterday’s announcement of British Weight Lifting that David Prowse, former international weightlifter of Great Britain and Star Wars actor passed away this weekend.
Britsh actor and former weightlifter Dave Prowse, who played Darth Vader in Star Wars, has died aged 85 following a short illness.
Star Wars actor Dave Prowse, best known for portraying Darth Vader in the original sci-fi trilogy, has died at the age of 85.
The Nordic Weightlifting Federation is holding its Senior Championships this weekend – 28 and 29 November 2020 – in an online format due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Competition will be held according...
