• IWF signs off “state-of-the-art” training facilities for the Paris 2024 Olympics

    Updated: 2024-07-26 08:43:09
    The IWF President Mohammed Jalood, accompanied by the IWF Secretary General Antonio Urso, the IWF Executive Board Member and Paris 2024 Technical Delegate Matthew Curtain, and the Paris 2024 Weightlifting Competition Manager Jacqueline White signed off yesterday afternoon the Training Venue for the athletes competing at the weightlifting event during the Olympic Games, from August […]

  • IWF IMFSP decisions on Member Federations from Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine

    Updated: 2024-07-22 14:32:01
    The IWF Independent Member Federation Sanctioning Panel (IMFSP) recently took the following decisions related with Member Federations from Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine: Between 1 April 2023 and 21 April 2023, three athletes affiliated with the Turkish Weightlifting Federation – Hakan Sukru Kurnaz, Pelinsu Bayav and Dogan Donen were found to have committed Anti-Doping Rule Violations […]

  • IWF President praises Bahrain’s preparation for the 2024 IWF World Championships

    Updated: 2024-07-10 14:35:15
    The IWF President Mohammed Jalood was this week in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, where the 2024 edition of the IWF World Championships will take place from December 4-15. Mr Jalood was received by the highest sports authorities of the country and was briefed in detail about the organisation of our showcase. On July 9, […]

  • For the third consecutive year, weightlifting comes back to the streets of Lausanne

    Updated: 2024-07-09 20:29:53
    The third edition of the Swiss Street Weightlifting was successfully organised in Lausanne, Switzerland, from July 5-7, 2024 and gathered many amateur and professional lifters, who could show their performances to the general public in one of the main squares of the Olympic Capital. Besides many young Swiss competitors and future champions, the event was […]

  • Paris Olympics, Men’s preview: Lasha and Shi Zhiyong aim for third gold, while Nasar can make record-breaking start

    Updated: 2024-07-09 07:23:18
    Lasha Talakhadze from Georgia and Shi Zhiyong from China, two of the world’s most popular weightlifters, will have a chance in Paris to join a select group of triple champions. Karlos Nasar from Bulgaria will be the main focus of attention for the next generation. Judging by his most recent performance, 20-year-old Nasar is capable […]

  • Paris Olympics, Women’s preview: China looks strongest again, while USA leads way for ‘newcomers’ 

    Updated: 2024-07-02 07:54:36
    Five Olympic champions will try to win again in the women’s events in Paris, where China once more fields the strongest team. Conversely, four nations that have never had an athlete on top of the women’s podium are among those going for gold – United States, Norway, Egypt and Australia. China has won 32 Olympic […]

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