International Weightlifting Federation
The International Weightlifting Federation is happy to announce that in order to enhance its licensing programme, it has launched a public offer for certification of manufacturers and weightlifting equipment in the six categories listed below...
International Weightlifting Federation
In 1983, the Samoan Olympic Committee was created, and the first athletes representing the nation in the Games travelled to Los Angeles in 1984. The following year, Ele Opeloge was born and would become the only Olympic Samoan medallist (all sports) so far in the history of her country.
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF learnt with great sadness about the loss of Mrs Halina Pikula, the General Secretary of the Polish Weightlifting Federation since 2013. Mrs Pikula was 71 and was pivotal in the successful implementation of Poland’s national body activities in recent years.
International Weightlifting Federation
Great news coming from Oceania, where two prominent Olympic lifters were elected to the presidency of their respective National Olympic Committees: in Cook Islands, Luisa Peters is the new NOC leader, while in Samoa Jerry Wallwork will be at the helm of the country’s Olympic body.
International Weightlifting Federation
From an organisational point of view, the 1976 Montreal Olympics were praised as a huge success, and in the case of Weightlifting they will be remembered as the first ones close to the present Games format.
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF recently published an updated version of the Technical Competition Rules and Regulations (TCRR), following the approval by the Executive Board of its latest modifications. These changes include...
International Weightlifting Federation
Born in July 1969 in Georgia, Kakhi Kakhiashvili’s career reflected the turbulent times of the Soviet Union’s dissolution in the first years of the 1990s. With a Georgian father and Greek mother, Kakhiashvili starts practicing weightlifting at the age of 11...
International Weightlifting Federation
If Boxing, Wrestling, Athletics, and Judo lead the Cuban medal chart in the country’s Olympic history, Weightlifting proudly brought eight podium presences to the Caribbean island. It all started at the 1980 Moscow Games...
International Weightlifting Federation
Olympic weightlifting comprises presently two basic lifts, which are performed successively: the athlete first executes up to three Snatch attempts, followed by a maximum of three Clean & Jerk lifts.
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From a star athlete to a CEO, Alex Rodriguez said he's shifted his routine to include less heavy lifting and more yoga and fasting.
International Weightlifting Federation
An IWF delegation, led by IWF CEO Achilleas Tsogas, was this week in Norway to discuss the present stage of preparation for the 2025 IWF World Championships, taking place in Forde, from October 2-11. The IWF group...
International Weightlifting Federation
IWF Member Federations are kindly reminded that the deadline to submit the final entries of their athletes taking part at the IWF World Youth and Junior Championships in Lima (PER) is on this Sunday, March 30.
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Born in February 1993, Deng Wei is 17 when she takes part in the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games, in 2010. The talented Chinese lifter gets the gold in Singapore, in what would be the premises of an outstanding career.
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The business had started 35 years earlier in a downtown neighbourhood of Tokyo: Uesaka was founded as an ironworks company, taking since then the best possible advantage of high-quality Japanese steel.
International Weightlifting Federation
The IWF is pleased to present, in co-operation with the ITA (International Testing Agency), its statistics concerning the 2024 anti-doping programme. Last year, a total of 3324 samples were collected around the world, including 1889 in-competition and 1435 out-of-competition.
