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Yazmin Zammit Stevens was the first Maltese female athlete ever to compete in the Olympics in weightlifting ! Yazmin Zammit Stevens won bronze in the Commonwealth division at the IWF World Championships. In competition, finished rankink 13th in the world, the country’s greatest senior ranking ever ! Photo by: Bulletproof rolls of honors Malta Young Tenishia Thornton won “The Rising Stars of the Year” award and also won the Diamond Award for her exceptional results last year. Tenishia was also awarded for most national records broken in 2021. She has broken 83 records across the 49kg, 55kg and 59kg weight…
The Championships served as a major qualifier tournament for British Nation weightlifters seeking to participate in the Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Birmingham in July 2022. The Championships were also used to qualify the Malta weightlifting team. British Championship Ashley Metcalfe, CEO of British Weight Lifting commented “As a Commonwealth qualifier, the British Championships was an important event and following a fantastic year for the sport, a true celebration. We were delighted to see so many lifters on the two platforms as well as a record number of spectators turning out to cheer on lifters. Derby arena provided…
From February 3 to February 10, the Russian Weightlifting Cup was held in Orel. The competition attracted a large number of athletes from all around Russia. In connection with the introduction of restrictive measures due to the inadmissibility of imports and the prevalence of coronavirus infection, all participants were obliged to have a paper certificate or QR code, confirming the completion of vaccination, or a negative PCR test. We support Russian Weightlifting Federation effort in order to protect athletes, TO’s and spectators. During the competition Russian weighlifting federation also held educational seminars : “Actual problems of training a sports reserve…
Update about EWF competitions The EWF Executive Board made several important decisions during its Meeting, whose sessions started on January 31, 2022, in online mode: 2022 EWF European Senior Championships were allocated to Albania. The competition is planned to be held from May 25 to June 5, 2022, in Tirana (ALB). 2022 EWF European Youth & U15 Championships were allocated to Russia. The competition is planned to be held from August 3 to August 10, 2022, in Kazan (RUS). We remind you that the allocation of the EWF European Junior & U23 Championships was previously approved and the competition is…
EWF congratulate to Mr. Danilo Bulzoni the new President of the San Marino Weightlifting Federation, to Mr. Francesco Brigante new Vice President and to Mr. Marino Ercolani Casadei General Secretary. The San Marino weightlifting is a historical component of the EWF and has made a fundamental contribution in the development of the growth of the EWF itself. Mr. Danilo Bulzoni the new President of the SanMarino Weightlifting Federation
EWF has released the rankings of the European weightlifters for 2021. The EWF is pleased to present to the weightlifting community the ranking of the top European weightlifters in 2021. “EWF is constantly working to provide up-to-date information about our athletes, coaches, ITOs and MFs. In the future, we will strengthen our information system and deliver more helpful information to all stakeholders as possible “, according to EWF President Antonio Conflitti. “We are pleased to provide the EWF ranking list for the previous year. I am convinced that we will be able to soon release the guidelines for “2022 The…
EWF wishes to remind on the World Anti-Doping Agency information which came into force on 01.01.2022.: 2022 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, the 2022 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes and 2022 Monitoring Program The 2022 List was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 14 September 2021. The List is one of the eight International Standards that are mandatory for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code). WADA urge to athletes, their coaches, and other stakeholders to be aware of significant changes to the use of salbutamol and injectable glucocorticoids. We also want…
At the Electoral Conference held on 07.12.2021, the Belarusian Weightlifting Union was renamed to Belorusian Weightlifting Federation. The newly elected President of the Belorusian Weightlifting Federation is Mr. Pavel Labachou. Mr. Pavel Labachou, President of the Belorusian Weightlifting Federation Congratulations!
EWF MEMBER FEDERATIONS We would like to assure you that finalizing the continental competition calendar is a priority concern for the EWF. Following the last meeting of the EWF Executive Board, late December 2021, the final attempt was made with all the efforts to clarify the position of the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation to host the 2022 Senior European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, the most important EWF competition and for which they have expressed the strong intention to be the host country and they also presented documents at the meeting of the EWF Executive Board in Finland, in September 2021. Unfortunately,…
“It is essential for the EWF to have an active communication presence, to act as a weightlifting ambassador, to strengthen the EWF brand, and increase links with all stakeholders. EWF launched a new communication brand – EWFSPORT, and we will continue to develop it”, stated EWF President Antonio Conflitti. “EWF is committed to better understanding how we might adopt new means of communication and utilize social media and other digital platforms to communicate, listen, and respond in order to strengthen EWF presence in public”, said Dr. Milan Mihajlovic, EWF General Secretary. We admire our member federations, as well as their…