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Travelling half the globe to reach Havana, David Liti had no special plans for the IWF Grand Prix but had however one goal in mind: to get a total of 400kg in the men’s +109kg category. In the last final of the competition...
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Mary Theisen Lappen came desperately close to overtaking her United States team-mate Sarah Robles, who has won two Olympic medals, in an exciting women’s super-heavyweight session here in Havana. The US also had a good result in the men’s super-heavyweights...
International Weightlifting Federation
It is with great regret that the IWF learnt about the recent loss of Sir Ben Helfgott (GBR), an Olympian lifter in 1956 and 1960, at the age of 93. Mr Helfgott was an example of courage, determination...
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Jorge Luis Barcelan likes to talk with passion about the causes he cherishes. His eyes get wet when he recalls all the hurdles and difficulties until the staging of the IWF Grand Prix, here in Havana (CUB).
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It was a good day for Asia when athletes from Korea and Chinese Taipei were winners on day 10 of the IWF Grand Prix here in Havana. Jin Yunseong from Korea weighed in only marginally higher than 102kg, in which he is ranked second for Paris, before winning at 109kg.
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The Olympic history of Ecuador includes five medals in the most important sports event on the planet. Until Tokyo 2020ne, only male athletes had entered this very selected club – however, in the Japanese capital things changed and two women made history for their country.
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Gold and silver medallists from the Tokyo Olympic Games and a world champion provided the best spectacle of the IWF Grand Prix here on the ninth day of competition. All three – Solfrid Koanda from Norway...
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Helfgott was one of 732 child survivors who came to the UK to rebuild their lives after the Second World War.
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“Yes, there is undeniably an additional responsibility on the French athletes”. Brandon Vautard hesitates before replying, but the answer then comes fast. The 2024 Olympic Games, to be held in about 13 months in Paris, should be the career pinnacle of the French athletes.
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Lidia Valentin, the London 2012 Olympic gold medallist from Spain, has joined the qualifying pathway for Paris 2024 at the age of 38 despite an injury that could thwart her hopes. Whether she will be fit...
International Weightlifting Federation
Academies that can play a big role in changing the culture of weightlifting are springing up around the world. Plans are well underway for teaching and training centres in Fuzhou, China and Sofia, Bulgaria, and today the IWF signed a deal with a specialist sport university in Havana, Cuba.
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The IWF recently published the Regulations concerning the IWF World Championships, taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from September 4-17, 2023. This important document is aimed at informing all participants in the event about the deadlines for entries and fee payments...
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It is a fact that Havana, in Cuba, is perhaps not the most accessible destination for travellers around the world – firstly, not many international airline companies are flying to the Caribbean island; secondly...
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Angie Palacios claimed a world record to continue a remarkable run of success for a special weightlifting family from Ecuador. Palacios jumped and screamed after making a 121kg snatch to better the 71kg world record set by Liao Guifang of China at the Asian Championships last month.
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On a normal day, Ine Andersson should have been the winner of the women’s 64kg, whose A session took place today at the IWF Grand Prix in Havana, Cuba. But in sports, one cannot expect to have normal days all the time.
