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The 2026 EWF Youth Training Camp will be held in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia, from 1 to 7 December.Organized by the European Weightlifting Federation together with the Weightlifting Federation of Armenia, the camp will bring together young athletes and coaches from across Europe.During the week, participants will have the chance to train, improve their skills, share experience, and build stronger connections with other EWF Member Federations.The EWF has invited all Member Federations to take part in the camp, with the Regulations and Participation Form included in the official invitation.2026 Participation Form Training Camp2026 Regulations EWF Youth Camp Armenia
The XXXI International Waldemar Malak Memorial was successfully held on 29 August 2026 in Gdańsk, Poland, bringing together athletes from across Europe for another strong edition of this traditional international weightlifting competition.The tournament was organised by MKS Atleta Gdańsk, led by its President Lech Labudda, together with the Polish Weightlifting Federation. The competition took place at the MKS Atleta Gdańsk sports hall and once again honoured the memory and sporting legacy of Waldemar Malak, the Polish weightlifter who won an Olympic bronze medal at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games.This year’s competition featured 18 athletes representing 10 countries : Georgia, Poland,…
The 2026 EWF European Youth & U15 Championships came to an end on Thursday, 27 August, after eight days of competition in Kosovo.Three Youth categories remained on the programme for the final day, with Spain, Italy and Georgia taking the last European titles of the Championships.The first event of the day M YO 95 belonged to Spain’s Erik Ismael GUADAMUD PICO.The Spanish lifter opened his record count with 150 kg in the Snatch, establishing a new European Youth record.He continued in the Clean & Jerk with 181 kg, which was itself a European Youth record, before improving the mark to…
Day 7 of the 2026 EWF European Youth & U15 Championships opened with the B group of the Youth Women 69 kg category, before four medal sessions followed through the day.The B group opened the programme at 10:30, with Hungary’s Luca KARASSZON producing the best Total of the session at 171 kg after 82 kg in the Snatch and 89 kg in the Clean & Jerk.The medals would be decided two hours later when the A group took to the platform.Belgium’s Lise STERCKX had the early advantage with 89 kg in the Snatch, one kilogram ahead of Türkiye’s Zehranur ASLAN.ASLAN…
Day 6 of the 2026 EWF European Youth & U15 Championships began with the B groups in the Youth Men 75 kg and 85 kg categories, before four medal sessions followed through the afternoon and evening.The Youth Men 75 kg was the first medal session of the day, and it quickly became a record battle.Albania’s Antonino MULLISI finished the Snatch on top with 135 kg, setting a new European Youth record. Arsenii KUROCHKIN, representing Russia, was three kilograms behind on 132 kg, with Ukraine’s Ivan PLOSKINA another kilogram back on 131 kg.The order changed in the Clean & Jerk. KUROCHKIN…
By V4WFThe Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak National Weightlifting Federations have officially established the Visegrad Four Weightlifting Federation (V4WF), strengthening the long-standing cooperation between the four Central European countries and creating a new platform for the regional development of weightlifting.The name “Visegrad” refers to the Hungarian city where the historic meeting was held in 1335 between Bohemian, Hungarian and Polish leaders to foster close cooperation and peace.The V4WF brings together the four National Federations of the Visegrad Group with the shared objective of promoting and developing weightlifting throughout the region.Its activities will focus particularly on regular international competitions, education and…
The European Weightlifting Federation has launched its new EWF Media Accreditation Portal, created to make the accreditation process clearer, faster and more efficient for both media representatives and EWF event operations.🔗 Media Accreditation Portal: https://mediaforms.ewf.sport/ The new platform is more than a traditional online application form. Media representatives can create a personal profile, use it for EWF events, follow the status of their applications and receive clear information regarding their accreditation, access and applicable media permissions.The system has been developed following practices used by major international sports federations, while being adapted specifically to the needs and operational structure of European…
Day 5 of the 2026 EWF European Youth & U15 Championships started with the B groups in the Men U15 75 kg and Youth Men 70 kg categories, before the first medal session of the day began at noon.The Youth Men 70 kg gave the crowd a close contest between Georgia’s Davit KILADZE and Türkiye’s Toprak KOLEOGLU.KOLEOGLU finished the Snatch in front after three successful lifts, ending on 128 kg and setting a new European Youth record. KILADZE was three kilograms behind with 125 kg, so he had work to do in the Clean & Jerk.The Georgian made 150 kg…
Four more champions were crowned on Sunday at the 2026 EWF European Youth & U15 Championships, with the programme moving through the Women Youth 57 kg and three men’s categories.Moldova’s Nicoleta COJOCARU started the day with a convincing win in the Youth Women 57 kg. She lifted 87 kg in the Snatch and 108 kg in the Clean & Jerk to finish with 195 kg, along with 3 new European Youth records.Türkiye’s Irem SELCUK took silver with 173 kg, while Ukraine’s Viktoriia FEDCHENKO finished third with 165 kg. The Men U15 65 kg title went to Georgia’s Levani DZIMTSEISHVILI. His…
As a member of the EWF Historical & Statistical Commission, Gerhard Peya, President of the Austrian Weightlifting Federation, has prepared a retrospective overview of the development of weight categories since the founding of the International Weightlifting Federation, taking into account the most recent reorganisation.In his review, Peya notes that repeated changes to the weight categories since 1993 have made it increasingly difficult to present and compare performance trends across different eras. By contrast, such comparisons were relatively straightforward between 1913 and 1992, covering a period of almost 90 years.Regarding the development of the categories themselves, Peya highlights the generally positive…