In representation of the IWF President Mohammed Jalood, the Paris 2024 IWF Technical Delegate and IWF Executive Board member Matthew Curtain recently visited China to primarily inspect and approve the equipment that will be used for the upcoming Olympic Games in the French capital. For that, Mr Curtain had the opportunity to meet with Mr […]
The lifelong efforts of a coach who helped women’s weightlifting into the sporting mainstream in Britain 40 years ago have been recognised in the nation’s New Year Honours List. Keith Morgan has been awarded an OBE, a chivalric honour established more than 100 years ago, for “services to sport”. He is a member of the IWF’s Coaching […]
José Quiñones, from Peru, was re-elected as President of the Pan-American Weightlifting Federation during the Congress of the continental body, held on January 14, 2024 in Lima (PER). Mr Quiñones was the only final candidate to the presidency, after the withdrawal of Mr William Peña (COL), then elected as General Secretary. A total of 31 […]