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On January 4-6, 2023, the Asian Weightlifting Federation Electoral Congress was held in Doha, Qatar. Yousef Al Mana (QAT) was elected AWF President, Mohammed Alharbi (KSA) was elected General Secretary, and Mohammed Jalood was elected First Vice President.Abdullah Aljarmal (YEM), Meng Bo (CHN), Sung Yong Choi (KOR), Shakhrillo Makhmudov (UZB), and Monica Puentevella (PHI) are the AWF Vice Presidents. List of elected EB members and committee members you can find here.Previously, the 9th West Asian and 7th Qatar Cups were held from 30th December 2022 to 4th January 2023 where ITOs from Europe took part. Both events were extremely well-organized, with…
RESULTSIWF TCRR MODIFICATIONS STARTBOOKInvitationFinal entry by CountryFinal entry by BWPreliminary entry by CountryPreliminary entry by BWAccomodation FormMedia FormRegulations UPDATEDraft timetableEWF recently informed you of our fruitful discussions at the European Olympic Committee HQ and the prospect of weightlifting being added to the EYOF. The Maribor 2023 LOC notified us that the Opening ceremony for the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival is slated for July 23, 2023, and that the weightlifting event will take place as a side event, on July 24, 2023, at 16:00 local time. Given the significance of this event for the EWF, as we will be included in the…
The Prohibited List is a mandatory International Standard as part of the World Anti-Doping Program. The List is updated annually following an extensive consultation process facilitated by WADA. The effective date of the List is 01 January 2023. List
Azerbaijan Weightlifting Cup among women, men, and masters, held on December 21-23 at the competition hall of Weightlifting Academy in Shuvalan settlement, Baku, ended. More than a hundred athletes competed in this tournament. For the first time in the history of Azerbaijani weightlifting 25 women athletes took part in national-level competitions. They defined the absolute winner in different weight categories. Samira Rzayeva, Nazila Ismailova, Seljan Garayeva, Fazilya Imanova, Aisha Aliyeva, Fidan Mirzazade, Rahila Huseynzade, Leyla Maharramova and Elnara Rashidova won gold medals in their weight categories. The absolute winner among women – representative of Lankaran city Rahila Huseynzadeh won the title…
The ten (10) athletes, including two from Europe, who will serve as members of the IWF Athletes’ Commission until the 2024 Electoral Congress, have been announced by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF):Maude CHARRON (CAN)Hidilyn DIAZ (PHI)Fares Ibrahim ELBAKH (QAT)David LITI (NZL)Forrester OSEI (GHA)Luisa PETERS (COK)Marie Hanitra Roilya RANAIVOSOA (MRI)Yasmin Zammit STEVENS (MLT)Cyrille TCHATCHET II (GBR)Keydomar Giovanni VALLENILLA SANCHEZ (VEN)During the World Championships in Bogotá (Colombia) was organized first-time elections for the IWF Athlete Commission. Following the elections, the IWF will set new standards for athlete representation by appointing three athletes to the IWF Executive Board and three athletes to the…
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Mr. Marino Ercolani Casadei, founder, President, and Honorary President of the San Marino Weightlifting Federation. From 1991 to 2016, he was the General Secretary and/or Treasurer of the European Weightlifting Federation. As a manager, he served on the Board of the FILPJ (Italian Weightlifting and Judo Federation) for three Olympic mandates, was a member of the San Marino Olympic Committee Executive Board, participated in the Moscow Olympics with judo, and then as a weightlifting ITO in 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic Games. He was active and contributed…
Solfrid Koanda, IWF World Champion Solfrid KOANDA (NOR) became Norway’s first ever female world champion when she won a sweep of golds in the women’s 87kg at the IWF World Championships in Bogotá, Colombia.Koanda suffered such a bad injury in training in August that she thought she might not be fit in time for these Championships. She was in tears on the platform after the medal ceremony as she explained what had happened“Not long ago I didn’t even know if I would be able to compete, and now I am standing here with three gold medals – a dream come…
During the IWF special congress in Bogota, the IWF announced that the International Coach Licence will become mandatory in 2024 following the Olympics in Paris. This license will be mandatory for all coaches seeking accreditation at IWF competitions. It was also announced that the EWF will run the Pilot program during 2023. The EWF Coach Licence program will start March 2023 and the EWF will forward IWF / EWF Pilot program details to the national federations within the next two weeks.
Loredana-Elena TOMA (ROU) won her second world title when she took the 71kg at the IWF World Championships in Bogotá, and in the process she became the only non-Asian holder of a current world record in women’s weightlifting. Toma Loredama, World Champion In a tense finish to the women’s 71kg, Toma had to wait for victory. She had built a big lead by making her first five attempts – including a snatch world record of 119kg – but she looked frustrated when she missed the last clean and jerk.Two Chinese lifters had not finished yet. First, 23-year-old ZENG Tiantian (CHN), in with…