One month to go for the IWF Junior Worlds in Ismailia (EGY)

Exactly one month before the start of the IWF World Junior Championships, an IWF delegation concluded today a technical visit to Ismailia (EGY), the host city of the competition, taking place from May 2-8. The group was led by IWF Vice-President Khaled Mehalhel (also President of the Weightlifting Federation of Africa), and included Achilleas Tsogas (IWF CEO), Matyas Lencser (IWF Competition Manager), Timea Horvath (IWF Development and Education Manager), and Zoltan Veres (IWF IT Manager). Mr Manareddin Eshelli, General Secretary of the Weightlifting Federation of Africa was also present in the meetings between the IWF and the Organising Committee.

IWF and Egyptian representatives during the meeting in Ismailia

While in Ismailia, our International Federation’s representatives could visit the venue of the Championships (including competition, warm-up and training areas), as well as the hotels welcoming the participating teams. Technical aspects related to the organisation of the event were also reviewed, and comprised: anti-doping operations, media and TV production, sports presentation, opening and closing ceremonies, security, accreditation, and local transportation.

After the two-day visit to Egypt, and according to the IWF delegation, the level of confidence is “highly positive” and the IWF is “expecting a successful staging of the Championships”. The hosts of the competition, led by the President of the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation, Mr Mohamed Abdelmaksoud (also IWF EB Member), were praised for the work done so far, thus ensuring that participants coming to Ismailia can greatly enjoy the event.

The venue of the competition

The Final Entries for the 2026 IWF World Junior Championships must be confirmed by the National Member Federations by today (through this link: https://mf.iwf.sport), while the Verification of Final Entries will be done on April 17.

After the IWF event, the African Weightlifting Championships will be held in the same venue, from May 10-17.

IWF Communications