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IWF calls for Technical Official nominations to 2013 Events

The IWF is calling its Member Federations to send their nominations for Technical Officials for selection at the four major events in 2013. Nominations for the following worldwide events: 2013 IWF Youth World Championships (Tashkent, UZB) 2013 IWF Junior World Championships (Lima, PER) 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, RUS) 2013 IWF World Championships (Warsaw, POL) must be forwarded on one Nomination Form - downloadable from this website - by 15 February

Olympic Results & Information Services (ORIS) meeting at the IWF

Nicolas Hurel, IOC Head of ORIS and Helge Stenersen, IOC ORIS Sport Analyst visited the IWF in order to finalize the Youth Olympic Results & Information Services (YORIS) requirements document. The baseline document for the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Weightlifting Competition with regard to Timing and Scoring was reviewed in

WHEREABOUTS REMINDER Q1

Every IWF NF shall submit their national team athletes' whereabouts through the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) quarterly. Please make sure to submit your whereabouts on time. Countries not submitting whereabouts info on ADAMS on time will not be allowed to participate in any upcoming IWF

Free Iphone App for 2013 Prohibited List

The 2013 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) is now available as an iPhone application and can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store. The 2013 List can also be accessed using other mobile devices via a mobile site, which can be accessed

IWF Handbook 2013-2016

The IWF Constitution as well as the Technical and Competition Rules & Regulations 2013-2016 approved by the Congress in Baku in effect with 1 January 2013 are now published on the website. Click

Coaching and Technical Seminar in the Pacific Island Countries of the Oceania Region

In the framework of the IWF Development Program and under the leadership of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, a large scale Coaching and Technical Seminar was held for the Pacific Island Countries. The different events took place in Fiji, Tonga, Marshall Islands, Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Guam with Paul Coffa, OWF General Secretary as appointed expert. Besides the training methodology, participants also received information on practical applications of coaching. The athletes and coaches participating were very enthusiastic about the program and showed great interest in the lectures and courses. The Seminar also gave place to the development of skills of young and talented lifters from the region. These initiatives are the driving force of the further development of our sport