The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup, held in Phuket, Thailand from 31 March

GETTY IMAGESThe IWF was forced to reduce the number of athletes competing in the Olympic Games and it

lifted, the only way for North Korean weightlifters to qualify for Paris 2024 was to compete at the IWF

 The IWF will allocate the remaining quotas after the final confirmation of the NOCs.

Yerevan and Caracas will host the 2027 and 2028 editions of the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF

In addition to the two senior competitions, the EB also awarded the organisation of the 2026 IWF World

Youth Championships to Buenos Aires, in Argentina, according to the official IWF website."

and to America in 2028 - three consecutive World Championships on three different continents," said IWF

President Mohammed Jalood after the vote of the IWF Executive Board.Yerevan hosted the European Championships

FACEBOOK"The IWF had great concerns after the incident (with the Azerbaijani flag) during the 2023 European

to redistribute medals and amend the official results of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF

In the men's +105kg category, the third placed athlete was disqualified by the IWF.

As a result, all rankings from third to eighth were adjusted by the IWF.

 The IWF is the body that changes the official IOC results.

The International Weightlifting Federation has announced the 2024 Refugee Team of four athletes: Parisa Jahanfekrian (originally from Iran, but based in Germany), Aline de Souza and Monique Araujo (both from Brazil, but currently based in the USA) and Addriel Garcia (Cuba/Italy).

part of the inaugural 2023 programme and will therefore have additional opportunities to compete at IWF

Aveenash Pandoo, a former member of the IWF Coaching and Research Committee and currently head coach

as refugees in their country by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to be eligible to compete in IWF events

In accordance with Article 17.2.2 of the IWF Anti-Doping Rules, the IWF may also decide to require athletes

IWFThe IWF 2024 Refugee Team Programme will run until the conclusion of the IWF World Championships in

The US weightlifters took part in the European Championships in 2024. They did not compete for any medals, but... why was the American country allowed to take part in the European qualifying tournament, and what can this mean for weightlifting and the whole Olympic qualification system?

"The IWF Executive Board has approved USA Weightlifting's alternative participation in the 2024 European

On 12 February 2024, Tsogas left the IOC to become the new CEO of the IWF.

Neither the IWF nor the EWF announced the decision on their official websites.

 The question is, what does the IOC and IWF decision mean for the future?

The decision of the IOC and the IWF is good for the US athletes and it's really nice.

title for Samoa at the Oceania Championships held in Auckland, New Zealand, from February 21 to 25, the IWF

Elliott and Sasser are both ranked in the top 20 and will meet at the IWF World Cup in Phuket for a continental

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced the appointment as CEO of Achilleas Tsogas

 Prior to joining the IOC, the new IWF CEO held various management positions in the Organising Committees

he will be instrumental in strengthening our sustainable and continuous development," considered the IWF

 "It is a great pleasure and honour for me to embark on this new exciting journey with the IWF/Weightlifting

their confidence and trust and assure them that I will make the best use of my experience to take the IWF

to further strengthen the position of weightlifting within the Olympic Movement," concluded the new IWF

The 2024 European Weightlifting Championships will be held from 12-20 February in Sofia, Bulgaria. This is a qualifying competition for Paris 2024. Athletes will therefore need to perform at their best to improve their position in the Olympic rankings. 

Championships in Venezuela due to the political situation, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF

Nasar and Pizzolato met again at the IWF Grand Prix 2023 in Doha, where the Bulgarian won the clean and

Uzbekistan won its first gold medal at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships to the delight of the home crowd in Tashkent as Tokyo 2020 champion Akbar Djuraev became the Asian champion in the 109kg category.

year-old weightlifter from Uzbekistan struggled a lot after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF

The 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships have already produced incredible results and some world records, but there is still plenty to see and interesting questions to answer ahead of the middle and heavyweights.

 These three were set for epic battles at the World Championships, but after the IWF decision it

The 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships began on 3 February in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent. The day before, the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) held there its annual congress.

 The AWF will also work with the IWF on a coaching licensing scheme.

While the IWF, which will finalise the scheme later this year, will be responsible for licensing coaches

2023, Maxim Agapitov overturned a previous decision by the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF

Commission in December 2021 and ordered to pay $7,000 (£5,589/€6,526) to Attila Adamfi, who was elected IWF

and, in particular, to the Oversight and Integrity Commission appointed by the IWF Executive Board.

The Russian Weightlifting Federation has won a CAS case against Attila Adamfi, IWF Vice President and

Finally, he was elected as the Vice President, and he currently holds this position in the IWF.

Probably, the IWF Eligibility Determination Panel did not find any reason to recognize ex-IWF Director

Osei Forrester (IWF AC Chairman), Dr Mihajlovic Milan (EWF General Secretary), Kt.

In an important meeting for the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF), elections were held in Lima, Peru, to fill key positions within the organisation. José Quiñones was re-elected by the member federations to lead the organisation for the next few years.

The elections were graced by the presence of distinguished guests and high dignitaries, including IWF

It is well known that weightlifters have always been viewed with suspicion, and in the past, they have been involved in some doping-related issues. However, the current prejudice has no basis, as evidenced by the negative results of all tests conducted at the LXXXVIII World Weightlifting Championship held in Riyadh.

to the 213 urine samples, 82 blood samples that were collected (approximately 40% of the tests).The IWF

report from the International Testing Agency (ITA), responsible for the independent conduct of all IWF

anti-doping activities, IWF President Mohammed Jalood and IWF Secretary General Antonio Urso wrote a

note of appreciation to all IWF National Member Federations.

This happened to the IWF in terms of losing the opportunity to compete in Los Angeles 2028.