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The 2025 EWF European Youth and U15 Championships began today, 23.07.2025 with intense competition and impressive performances at the opening sessions.The first session of the day featured the Girls U15, 40kg category. Olena Mykhaliuk from Ukraine secured gold with a total of 125kg (55kg snatch and 70kg clean & jerk). It was a tight contest, with Türkiye’s Asel Şenel just one kilogram behind at 124kg (57kg snatch and 67kg clean & jerk), earning silver. The bronze went to Ercin Naz Şahin, also from Türkiye, lifting a total of 120kg (53kg snatch and 67kg clean & jerk). Medalist of the W…

The 2025 EWF Youth Training Camp has successfully concluded in Madrid following a productive week of daily training sessions held from July 13 to 20, 2025. The camp brought together 74 young athletes and coaches from 15 countries across Europe.The training sessions, workshops, and discussions were led by Jesmond Caruana, EWF Vice President and Chair of the EWF Coaching Research & Scientific Committee; Yong Xie from the Chinese Weightlifting Federation; and Dr. Marcos Soriano of the Spanish Weightlifting Federation. Their expertise and guidance provided participants with invaluable experience and insight into high-performance training. Xie Yong MSc, EWF Vice President Jesmond…

On 12 July 2025, the International Kakhi Kakhiashvili Cup gathered elite weightlifters from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia, Bahrain, Romania, Uzbekistan, and host nation Georgia for a day of strong performances and mutual respect for three-time Olympic champion Kakhi Kakhiashvili. Three-time Olympic champion Kakhi Kakhiashvili. Born on 13 July 1969 in Tskhinvali (GEO), Kakhiashvili won Olympic gold in Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, and Sydney 2000. He also claimed European titles in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, and three Senior World Championships: 1995, 1998, and 1999.Saturday’s event honored this remarkable person while offering current athletes a high-level event of the 2025 season.Top 12 — Sinclair PointsRankAthleteNationSinclair pts1Gor MinasianiBahrain446.2982Revaz DavitadzeGeorgia443.4893Isa RustamovAzerbaijan442.4104Louis Muniel Lauret RodriguezRomania436.3795Yusup Fehmi GençTurkey436.1296Dadash DadashbailiAzerbaijan432.0597Zurab MskhaladzeGeorgia431.6318Rafik HarutinianiArmenia427.7819Saba AsanidzeGeorgia425.07710Not AganianiSokmeti424.72911Irakli GobejishviliGeorgia424.21812Goderdzi BerdelidzeGeorgia422.062 The best athletes Competition ITOs The Opening ceremony was led by Lasha Talahadze,…

The 2025 EWF Youth Training Camp has officially begun in Madrid, under the leadership of Jesmond Caruana, EWF Vice President and Chair of the EWF Coaching Research & Scientific Committee, alongside Yong Xie from the Chinese Weightlifting Federation and Dr Marcos Soriano from the Spanish Weightlifting FederationThe European Weightlifting Federation Youth Training Camp has commenced in Madrid on 13th July, gathering 74 participants from 15 countries for a week of structured training, technical development, and international exchange.This initiative aims to support young lifters and coaches across Europe by offering a high-level training environment guided by experienced professionals. The camp serves…

This coming Sunday, July 13, Hotels & Preference Hualing Tbilisi will host an evening that feels more like a gathering of family than just another competition. It’s the Kakhi Cup, a celebration of Kakhi Kakhiashvili—the Georgian boy who dreamed of lifting the world on his shoulders and became a three-time Olympic champion. Kakhi Kakhiashvili, 3x Olympic Champion There will be no stiff announcements, just the hum of memories: worn-out sneakers in dusty gyms of Tskhinvali, the roar of a crowd when he cleaned 235 kg, the pride that lifted a nation. Now, a new generation of Georgian lifters many coached in…

Following the implementation of the new bodyweight categories effective from 1 June 2025, the European Weightlifting Federation is pleased to announce the European Standards for the Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total for all IWF age categories.To ensure these standards are fair, consistent, and credible, the EWF Technical Committee was tasked with finalizing the values in close consultation with the EWF CRSC and the EWF MC. The EWF extends its sincere appreciation to the EWF TC members, Tryggve Duun and Mike Hoffler, for their significant contributions to this process, as well as to other EWF committee members who actively participated…

Beginning in 2018, the IWF Executive Board approved and the Congress ratified ten bodyweight categories each for women and men. Since then, from November 1, 2018, at the IWF World Championships in Ashgabat (TKM), through to the conclusion of the Asian Championships on May 15, numerous continental and world records have been set across these ten categories. European weightlifters made their final appearances under this system at the IWF World Youth & Junior Championships in Lima (PER), which took place from April 30 to May 5, 2025, and European records were broken for the final time.  As our sport has continued to…

By IWFAfter his first three years at the helm of the International Weightlifting Federation, Mohammed Jalood was re-elected President for the period 2025-2029, at the Electoral Congress taking place in Riyadh, the vibrant Saudi capital.In an impressive demonstration of unity, Mr Jalood, who ran unopposed, received 168 votes from the delegates participating in the Assembly, both in-person and online. After the successful presidential choice, the Congress elected the remaining members of the Executive Board for the upcoming four-year period, a mix of continuity and renovation for a body that will drive our International Federation during the Olympic cycle comprising the…

By IWFThe second and final day of the IWF Electoral Congress in Riyadh (KSA) elected the following members of the IWF Committees and Commissions for the period 2025-2029:IWF TECHNICAL COMMITTEEMilan MIHAJLOVIC (SRB)Pedro SANCHEZ (AUS)Niwat LIMSUKNIRUN (THA)Doris MARRERO (VEN)Mustafa MAHDI (IRQ)Manareddin ESHELLI (LBA)John OGOLLA (KEN)IWF COACHING & RESEARCH COMMITTEEKyle PIERCE (USA)Jorge Luis BARCELAN (CUB)Lawrence IQUAIBOM (NGR)Sajjad ANOUSHIRAVANI (IRI)Arnaud FERRARI (FRA)Song Nam JANG (PRK)Eduards ANDRUSKEVICS (LAT)IWF MEDICAL COMMITTEEAhmed Hassan AL AHMARI (KSA)Victor CARPIO (PER)Lisimoni KAMI (AUS)Yu Mi KIM (PRK)Wutichai ISARA (THA)Wei LI (CHN)Seza TCHOBANIAN (LBN)IWF DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION COMMISSIONPaula ARANDA (USA)Bo MENG (CHN)Kevin DU PLOOY (RSA)Alex PADURE (ROU)Vahid RABIEI (IRI)IWF GENDER EQUITY…

The first day of IWF elections included the election of President, General Secretary, First Vice President, two Vice Presidents and twelve Executive Board members.The incumbent IWF President Mohammed Jalood secured his second term in office in a unanimous vote. The General Secretary position went to José Quiñones (PER) as the EWF Honorary President Antonio Urso (ITA) had declared he is stepping down from the position. Ursula Papandrea (USA) was elected for the position of First Vice President, and Mohammed Ahmed Alharbi (KSA) and Chenliang Liu (CHN) were elected for the two Vice President positions.In the election of twelve Executive Board…