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The European Weightlifting Federation is happy to announce that it has launched a new website, this time dedicated exclusively to the Paris Olympic Games and the Olympic weightlifting competition, which will debut on August 7, 2020, at 15:00 local time, at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles Arena 6 with the 61 Kg category session. The platform is a modern one that offers and will offer real-time information about continental weightlifting at the Olympic Games in Paris and beyond. Visitors will have access to organizational and technical information, to the competition program and results of the competitions, to official presentations…

The German city of Meissen hosted on July 6, 2024, the 33rd International Tournament “Pokal der Blauen Schwerter” (Trophy of the Blue Swords) with the participation of 51 athletes (28 female and 23 male) from 1 countries from Europe and South America (Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Serbia, Venezuela) and the IOC Refugee Team.This year’s edition of the prestigious competition, which has been taking place since 1971, was even more special due to the fact that among the participants there were also elite athletes who are going to participate in the competition…

The beautiful coastal city Split in Croatia, hosted on July 6, 2024, the 58th edition of the traditional and historic Alpe Adria Tournament, organized by the Croatian Weightlifting Federation under the coordination of its General Secretary, Amar Music and the International Alpe Adria Tournament’s leadership composed by Ernesto Zanetti (ITA) – President, Damjan Ćanžek (SLO) – Vice President and Jožef Zaluberšek – (SLO) Secretary General with the support of the European Weightlifting Federation. The tournament annually gathers representatives from the Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto Regions, from Italy, Niederösterreich, from Austria, Zala from Hungary and from the three affiliated countries…

RESULT BOOK START BOOKFINAL ENTRIES BY NATIONSFINAL ENTRIES BY BWPRELIMINARY ENTRIES BY NATIONSPRELIMINARY ENTRIES BY BWREGULATIONSMEDIA FORMACCOMODATION AND TRANSPORTATION FORMThe European Junior and U23 Championships will be held in Raszyn, Poland, October 26 – November 3, 2024.

The European Weightlifting Federation has announced an opportunity for coaches to attain the IWF Level 2 Coach award and participate in an international competition workshop. This initiative is part of the IWF International Coach Licence program, starting on January 1, 2025. The program is tailored for coaches who have limited exposure to government-approved performance coach education or lack experience in international competitions.Course Details:Pre-Course Reading: Reading IWF Level 1 and Level 2 Coach ManualsOnline Tutorials: Conducted by Dr. Kyle Pierce in EnglishWorkshop Dates:It is Mandatory to attend one of the two workshops. The coach must state preference in the application form. Romania…

Source: British WeightliftingWe mourn the passing of John McNiven MBE, whose impact on the weightlifting community was both profound and far-reaching. John McNiven MBE John McNiven competed for Scotland at six Commonwealth Games in the 56kg category. He made his debut in 1966 in Kingston and won bronze medals in the 1970 and 1974 Games in Edinburgh and Christchurch.McNiven dominated the national scene, winning twenty-five Scottish Championships. He also excelled on the global stage, competing in 18 World Masters events and winning gold in 14 of them. In 1993, he was the first weightlifter to receive the World Masters Hall…

The curtain fell on “Alexandreio Melathros” from Thessaloniki, and the European Youth and U15 Championships for boys and girls, organized from June 15 to 23, 2024, ended with an impressive closing ceremony, where the best were awarded athletes during the celebration of the International Olympic Day.RESULTSThe stage emptied, the light panels went out, the lights went out and the President of the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation, Theano Zagliveri, handed over the EWF flag to the representative of Poland, Jacek Goralski, representative of the host country of this year’s European Junior and U23 Championships, in Poland.The European Junior Weightlifting Championships ended both…

In Thessaloniki, on the occasion of the European Youth and U15 Championships, in full swing until Sunday, June 23, 2024, there was a new educational meeting organized by the EWF Anti Doping and Fair Play Commissions led by Denise Offermann and Alexandru Padure.With the support of the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation, the approximately 100 participants (athletes, coaches and officials) enjoyed a special lecturer and a detailed presentation on the importance of the extremely important topic of anti-doping in our sport. It is about the well-known doctor of the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation and member of the IWF Medical Committee Georgios Tsikouris, who…

The start of the 2024 Youth and U15 European Weightlifting Championships for boys and girls was officially announced on saturday night, the 15 of July 2024, at the “Alexandrio Melathros” Sports Complex in Thessaloniki by the EWF President Antonio Conflitti, who welcomed all the athletes and delegations: “I want to wish good luck to all the participants in these great championships that are taking place just before the Olympics, in the country where the Olympics were born. And you Greeks have here the most iconic weightlifting athlete, Pyrros Dimas.”The start of the 2024 Youth and U15 European Weightlifting Championships for…

Source & photos: Belgian Olympic and Interfederal CommitteeThree-time Olympian and current President of the Belgian Weightlifting Federation, Tom Goegebuer, has been awarded the Order of Merit of the BOIC. This Award honours an individual who made an exceptional contribution to the Olympic Movement in Belgium.Tom Goegebuer was handed the award by BOIC President Jean-Michel Saive – OLY and CEO Cédric Van Branteghem, OLY during the General Assembly of the BOIC on 4 June. This General Assembly was hosted by Belgian Defence at the Royal Military Academy, Belgium. Tom Goegebuer with BOIC President Jean-Michel Saive and CEO Cédric Van Branteghem General…