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Start Book – 2022 IWF Junior World Championships
The Start Book of the 2022 IWF Junior World Championships is now available here. This year's Junior World Championships will see over 300 athletes from 61 counries competing for the World Champion titles. All sessions will be available on IWF Facebook and IWF YouTube Channel. More information will soon
BREAKING NEWS: 2022 IWF Junior World Championships – Hersonissos, GRE
Due to Covid-19 related restrictions, the Local Organizing Committee has decided to postpone the IWF Junior World Championships by one (1) month. The new date has not yet been decided, but it is scheduled to take place at the end of April 2022. The IWF will duly inform its Member Federations of any
CRC Webinar Series – Second Webinar
IWF Coaching and Research Committee is organizing the second webinar from their Webinar Series, on 12th July 2021, 21:00 CEST. The second webinar will start off with an important message from IWF Interim President Dr Michael Irani who presents as a medical doctor. He will talk about how coaches can help their athletes when an injury occurs in the gym, for example, when the lifter falls and hits their head. The second presenter is Dr Junichi Okada from Japan, a member of the IWF CRC, presents a Japanese study about the comparison of barbell kinematics and kinetics during successful and unsuccessful snatch attempts among elite male weightlifters completed at the Senior and Junior World Championships in 2017. The anchor of the second webinar is Dr Kyle Pierce who will this time talk about his own coaching experiences. If you have not already watched the documentary The Game Changers from 2018 (available on for example Netflix), this is the time to do it! In the movie, three-time Olympian Kendrick Farris talks about his training and nutrition choice – a plant-based diet. Dr Pierce will talk as Kendrick’s personal coach about the challenges and benefits he has discovered with this diet. Dr Pierce is an important contributor to the IWF CRC. To register, please click
Updated IWF TCRR published
Upon the proposal of the IWF Technical Committee, the IWF Executive Board approved modifications to the IWF Technical and Competition Rules & Regulations in Pattaya. The new rules are in effect from 1 January 2020. IWF TCRR 2020
DEADLINE REMINDER FOR 2020 IWF JWC PRELIMINARY ENTRIES/WHEREABOUTS INFO
The new host for the 2020 IWF Junior World Championships, Bucharest, Romania was selected last week by the IWF Executive Board and the final dates have just been confirmed: IWF CONGRESS / 13 MARCH 2020 COMPETITION / 14-21 MARCH 2020 We would like to inform you that the deadline for submitting the Preliminary Entries for the 2020 IWF Junior World Championships expires on 14 DECEMBER 2019. ENTRIES SHOULD BE REGISTERED THROUGH THE IWF ONLINE ENTRY SYSTEM http://www.iwf.net/e-entry PRELIMINARY ENTRY – 14 DECEMBER 2019 According to the IWF TCRR the FINAL LIST of athletes can be selected only from those included in the Preliminary Entry! Member Federation must submit the Preliminary Entry (Long List) of a maximum number of athletes: 20 MEN and 20 WOMEN Please make sure to include all your athletes to the Preliminary Entry, because no additional athletes can be entered after 14 DECEMBER 2019. FINAL ENTRY – 14 FEBRUARY 2020 Member Federation must select the final list of athletes from the Preliminary Entry (previously submitted by 14 December 2019): Maximum 12 (10+2 Reserve) MEN and 12 (10+2 Reserve) WOMEN ELIGIBILITY In accordance with Article 5.6.5 of the IWF Anti- Doping Policy an Athlete who is not listed on the IWF’s Registered Testing Pool but wishes to participate in an IWF Event shall provide accurate and complete whereabouts information as set out at Annex I of the International Standard for Testing and Investigations for a period of at least three (3) months prior to the IWF Junior World Championships. Athletes who wish to compete at the IWF Junior World Championships shall submit their whereabouts information for the period outlined above at the latest on 14 DECEMBER 2019. An Athlete who does not comply with this provision is not eligible to compete at the IWF Event. The Competition Regulations shall be soon available on the following
2nd Spanish Cup Promises
A Coruña will host the 2nd Spanish Cup Promises that will take place on July 27 at the Pavilion Club del Mar de San Amaro, where the 20 best boys and the 20 best girls will meet, in categories U15 and U17. The morning session will start at 9:10 a.m., while the afternoon one will start at 3:40 p.m. The competitions can be followed, LIVE, through the application LaLigaSportsTV, in the following links: Morning session: https://www.laligasports.es/directos/halterofilia-ii-copa-federaciones-categorias-sub-15-y-sub-17-sabado-manana Afternoon session:
