Archive from 2014

European Union Weightlifting Confederation founded

Reviving traditions from the 1970s and '80s when the then member countries of the European Union used to hold their regular weightlifting championships, Member Federations currently belonging to EU member countries decided to establish their regional federation. At a Congress held in Split, Croatia, the European Union Weightlifting Confederation was founded with 16 countries of the 27 EU members being represented. The EUWC Constitution was adopted and officers were elected. On the following days the European Union Cup competition was held in Split, an event the new organisation wants to stage annually, to provide competititon opportunities for all age groups of the region.

Final dates for 2015 IWF YWC

Following coordination between the IWF and the host Peruvian Weightlifting Federation's President Mr. José Quinones, the following time schedule has been finalized for the 2016 IWF Youth World Championships, which will take place in Lima, Peru: 7th April 2015 - Technical Conference 8-12th April 2015 - Competitions The YWC will be preceded by the Committees' and Executive Board meetings of the

17th Asian Games concluded with no surprises

The weightlifting competitions in Incheon, Korea concluded with the +105kg competition where Behdad Salimikordasiabi, IRI easily won with new Asian Games Records in Snatch, Clean & Jerk and Total as well. The 213 athletes (77 women / 137 men) form 31 countries made all together 78 (!) new World, Junior World, Asian and Asian Games Records, 34 new records (including 3 World Records) made by men and 44 (including 6 World Records) by women. What an impressive performance by the Asian athletes! 5 NOCs (CHN, PRK, TPE, KAZ, IRI) won Gold medals and 11 NOCs won medals (INA, KOR, VIE, THA, UZB, IRQ). CHN collected the most medals, 14 in total, 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze. The Women's Team Classification was won by PRK, followed by CHN and THA. CHN finished on the top in the Men's Team Classification followed by TKM and KAZ. Congratulations for the athletes and a big thank you for the officials and volunteers! The Result book can be

The fourth Tissot World Record Award!

Le Locle, Switzerland/Incheon, Korea, 25 September 2014.Taiwanese weightlifter Tzu Chi Lin broke the world record with a combined lift of 261kg in the women’s 63kg weightlifting category on September 23. Lin had won gold at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships at the tender age of 16 in 2004, but injuries she sustained acted as impediments to her career as a promising weightlifter. Undaunted, however, she eventually shined at the 17th Asian Games Incheon by takingthe previous gold. To mark the occasion, Tissot, the official timekeeper of this edition of the Asian Games, presented Lin with Tissot World Record Award in front of Tissot store at Main Press Center on September 25. It was the fourth ceremony sponsored by Tissot for world record breakers following other three weightlifters, Om Yun-chul, Kim Unguk and Hsu Shu-ching . In a brief interview with Tissot after the occasion, Lin said, “Breaking the world record was not my priority. I just concentrated on doing my best.Winning gold and breaking the world record were in part made possible due to my coach and colleagues who always stood by me”. She went on to say, “I have been aware of Tissot brand and as for the watch given to me for setting a new world record, it is really nice and means a lot to

2014 Almaty WWC Organizing Committee visited the Asian Games

The Organizing Committee of the 2014 IWF World Championships visited the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. The delegation, headed by Mr. Zhanat Tussupbekov, President of the OC and the Kazakh Weightlifting Federation visited the Moonlight Garden Venue, home of the weightlifting competitions. During the venue inspection tour, technical details were coordinated with the IWF representatives with regard to the World Championships venue. The very first gold Medal (W48kg) of the Asian Games weightlifting competition went to Margarita Yelisseyeva from Kazakhstan and honoring this great achievements Mr. Zhanat Tussupbekov offered a dinner for the weightlifting

“Tissot World Record Award” winners!

Le Locle, Switzerland/Incheon, Korea, 23 September 2014. Press conference for two North Korean athletes, Om Yun-chol and Kim Unguk and Taiwan’s Hsu Shu-ching who set new world records during the past days, was held in the Main Press Center (MPC) at 10 am on September 23rd. The first world record in this edition of the Asian Games came out on September 20th when Olympic champion Om Yun-chol broke his own world record by 1 kg with a lift of 170kg in the clean and jerk at the Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue, claiming his country’s first gold medal at the Games. His fellow weightlifter, Kim Unguk, established a world record for the men’s snatch 62kg weightlifting competition after lifting 154kg on his third attempt at the same venue on September 21st. Hsu Shu-ching also broke the world record in the women’s 53 kg weightlifting category with a combined lift of 233kg. Right before the press conference, Tissot, the official timekeeper of the 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014, proudly presented the “Tissot World Record Award”! In order to commemorate the historic moment, Tissot awarded the three gold medal winners/ world record breakers with Tissot 17th Asian Games Incheon limited edition watches in front of the Tissot store in the Media Press Center. In a brief interview with Tissot, Om and Kim both stated, “The fact that I won a gold medal and set a world record gives me great pleasure. I’m grateful of North Koreans who have shown their unwavering support for our team”. In addition to being the official timekeeper of the 17th Asian Games Incheon, Tissot has served as the sponsor of all the Word Records set for the Asian Games. On the basis of the expertise it has accumulated through a wide variety of timekeeping partnerships, Tissot is fully prepared to provide the 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 with timing of ultimate