The 43rd European Small Nations Tournament, as well as the International Trophy Cyprus/Greece/Israel/Germany & Cyprus – Greece Friendship Cup and International Junior Cup 2022, will be held in Limassol, Cyprus, from November 3rd to November 6th, 2022.
Cyprus Weightlifting Federation was granted the IWF Development Program in order to provide important seminars, to promote Clean Sport and the ongoing development of all European Small Nations Weightlifting Federations, through seminar topics Anti-Doping’, IWF Olympic Weightlifting Technical Rules, and Sport Injuries and Prevention.
There are 49 weightlifters from 9 countries registered to compete, 20 girls and 29 boys.
Good luck to all competitors, and thank you Cyprus Weightlifting Federation and Denise Offermann for a fantastic effort.
Marino Ercolani Casadei, former EWF General Secretary wrote a book about European Small Nations Tournaments.
The first Tournament edition was held on April 15, 1978 in San Marino, and the results up to the most recent edition on October 16, 2021 are available here
The Federations of Monaco and San Marino were the forerunners of the Small Nations Tournament.
The first official competition took place on July 15, 1972, in Monaco. (Group photo of all athletes and directors)
