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In preparation for this year’s European Youth and U15 Championships, scheduled for June 15–23 2024, the General Secretary of the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation, the triple Olympic champion Pyrros Dimas and the Organization Director, Iris Vlachoutsicos welcomed the EWF President, Antonio Conflitti and EWF General Secretary, Milan Mihajlovic for a technical visit to Thessaloniki, Greece, on March 14, 2024. An important meeting took place at the Municipality of Thessaloniki, hosted by the Mayor Stelios Aggeloudis, and Deputy Mayor in charge for Sport and Culture, Koula Giannakidou. During this official visit, full support was pledged for the weightlifting event. Mayor Aggeloudis remarked…

RESULTS BOOK YOUTHRESULTS BOOK U15TRAINING SCHEDULESTART BOOKFINAL VERIFICATIONMEDIA FORMFINAL ENTRIES BY CATEGORIESFINAL ENTRIES BY NATIONSPRELIMINARY ENTRIES BY CATEGORIESPRELIMINARY ENTRIES BY NATIONSTRAVEL & ACCOMODATION FORMREGULATIONS UPDATEDDRAFT TIMETABLEThe European Youth and U15 Championships will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on June 15–23, 2024.Athletes intending to compete at the European Youth Championships must properly provide their Whereabouts information three months before and throughout the competition. Since the Competition starts on the 15th of June 2024, the whereabouts information should be submitted for Q1 2024 by 15th March 2024 and should be submitted for Q2 2024 by 31st March 2024.We are pleased to announce that the European Youth and U15 Championships…

The Swiss Amateur Weightlifter Association recently went through leadership changes.The newly elected President of the Swiss Amateur Weightlifter Association is Mr. Bernd Schneider.The position of General Secretary is currently vacant.EWF congratulates Mr. Bernd Schneider and wishes him and the Swiss Amateur Weightlifter Association all the best in future work. Bernd Schneider, President of the Swiss Amateur Weightlifter Association Official Sitehttp://www.swiss-weightlifting.ch/AddressCH – 8272 Ermatingen / TGRussenmoosweg 1ContactPhone: +41 77 496 90 27Email: president@swiss-weightlifting.ch

On a dazzling night, on March 2, 2024, filled with excitement and celebration, the Malta Weightlifting Association took center stage, reveling in its success in elevating the status of weightlifting on the island. The highlight of the evening was Tenishia Thornton’s remarkable achievement as she clinched the prestigious Sportswoman of the Year award during the 64th edition final night organized by the Malta Sports Journalists Association.The honor was bestowed upon Thornton by Hon. Clifton Grima, the Minister responsible for Education, Sport, Youth, Research, and Innovation, alongside Sandro Micallef, President of the Malta Sports Journalists Association. Thornton’s outstanding contributions to the sport were recognized with…

The Georgian Weightlifting Federation has recently been recognized nationally for its outstanding achievements and contributions to the realm of sports in 2023 in Georgia.These accolades underscore the federation’s commitment to excellence and the remarkable talent of its weightlifters.Lasha Talakhadze, a prominent figure in weightlifting, was honored with the title of the best athlete of 2023 by the National Olympic Committee of Georgia. This prestigious recognition is a testament to his extraordinary abilities, devotion, and hard work in the sport.The Association of Sports Journalists of Georgia honored Talakhadze as the best athlete of the last 20 years, a noteworthy distinction that…

On 27 February 2024, the EWF Athlete Commission convened its inaugural meeting, during which David Litvinov (ISR) was elected as the first EWF AC Chairman. At the Congress in Sofia on 17th February 2024, European NFs delegates approved the appointment of 6 members to the Athletes Commission: Anaas Michel-Cozzela (FRA), Despina Polaktsidou (GRE), Jenny Tong (GBR), David Litvinov (ISR), Arturs Plesnieks (LAT), and Sean Kevin Brown (IRL). This development paved the way for Athletes Commission representatives to join and become members of the EWF Executive Board, aligning with the approach previously applied by the IWF.This milestone establishes the EWF as the…

We would like to inform you about THE NEW DATE for the webinar on the new categorization rule, which will be held on the 5th March 2024 at 1:00 PM CET.(The webinar initially scheduled for 20th February has therefore been postponed!)Date: 5th March 2024Time: 1:00 PM CETSAVE THE DATE!This webinar aims to clarify the functioning of the newly implemented categorization rule. It will outline the specific obligations and requirements applicable to the Member Federations as set out in Articles 18.9 and 18.10 of the 2024 IWF Anti-doping Rules. The webinar will be hosted by the International Testing Agency (ITA). While we understand there may be questions regarding the categorization of Member Federations into different groups (A, B, or C), we would like to specify that this session will primarily focus…

By Brian OliverLasha Talakhadze’s long run of European titles came to end in Sofia when he withdrew from the men’s super-heavyweights. Varazdat Lalayan from Armenia is the new champion after winning the final session of the 2024 European Championships on 205-250-455. In the women’s super-heavyweights Emily Campbell overcame another injury scare to win her fourth title for Britain. It was her first competition in 10 months.Giorgi Asanidze, Georgia’s head coach, said, “Lasha has a minor trauma in one of his knees and we made this decision to mitigate the risk as much as possible. “Our objective in Paris qualification. An…

By Brian OliverThe 102kg Olympic rankings tightened up after four men from Armenia and Belarus put on a show at the European Championships in Sofia. Six lifters ranked behind the Chinese leader Liu Huanhua are now separated by only 4kg.Solfrid Koanda from Norway also showed her class in the evening session, the women’s 87kg. She won by 50kg in making career-high numbers to take her third straight European title.In the 102kg, champion Yauheni Tsikhantsou went for the biggest lift in qualifying at this weight, a 225kg clean and jerk. He failed but is confident of success next time.“I have made…

By Brian OliverPoland had its first winner at the 2024 European Championships when Weronika Zielinska made her final attempt to take the women’s 81kg.It was a first senior victory for 26-year-old Zielinska, one of two former track and field athletes on the podium. She competed in heptathlon as a teenager, while the Belgian snatch bronze medallist Ilke Lagrou was a hammer thrower.Neither of the two Americans going head to head for a place at Paris 2024 made any progress in the rankings. Mattie Rogers withdrew because of a quad injury and Tokyo silver medallist Kate Vibert missed five straight attempts…