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IWF statement: 2022 IWF Electoral Election for Secretary General Treasurer

Upon the completion of the 2022 IWF Electoral Congress it has been discovered that in one election the simple majority percentage was miscalculated by the Independent Electoral Commission for the position of Secretary General Treasurer.  Following a query made by Mr Jose Quinones,  to the Electoral Commission on the published result totals for the Secretary General Treasurer, it was deemed that a premature announcement of a winner was announced. As indicated in the IWF Constitution, article 4, reference C, 15.b and 15.c with regards to the election of the Secretary General Treasurer, the winner is required to achieve 50% polled votes plus 1 vote, a simple majority.   In the calculation of the final decision, it was found that the Electoral Commission inadvertently and by human error miscalculated the percentage required for an outright win.  For complete transparency and to ensure the IWF Constitution is followed it has been determined by the Electoral Commission and the Electoral Manager to hold the second round of vote (online) between the top two candidates to determine the winner of the above mentioned position.  As stipulated in the IWF Constitution, all formalities must be completed within 14 days of the Electoral Congress. Therefore, this second round of voting will take place online on Thursday 30 June 2022. The vote for this second round will only be available to the eligible member federations who were present (in person and online) on the date of the 2022 IWF Electoral Congress.    The Electoral Commission unreservedly apologises to the IWF and the two candidates affected by the mistake in the calculations of determining the simple majority for the voting

IWF Renewal Confirmed at Electoral Congress

June 26, 2022 – Tirana, Albania The election of the new IWF President and Executive Board confirmed the strong wish of the IWF member federations for a renewal and change within the organization.While it was essential for some experienced leaders to remain, a total of 12 new members will now join the Board – making for a 66% change in the leadership team. In addition, the female representation was substantially increased above the quota. Furthermore, three dedicated athlete representative positions are now an integral part of the Board, with full voting rights.The new IWF President Mohammed Jalood commented, “I am looking forward to getting started with my new team. We have been given the confidence and trust of our members to bring positive change and this is something that I am dedicated to doing. There is a renewed energy within our organization, I have already had the chance to discuss with my team who are ready to get to work and start delivering good things for our sport.We have a lot of new members and a lot of good experience within the newly elected Executive Board. We have a much stronger female and athlete representation than ever before and we are all focused on the future of weightlifting and ensuring that we work with our Olympic partners.”   The full list of the IWF Executive Board can be

IWF initiatives for the weightlifting community

Through the IWF and its members, a host of initiatives are being conducted for the weightlifting community across the world including coaching courses, anti-doping webinar series, and a panel discussion revolving around clean sport. On behalf of IWF, the International Testing Agency (ITA) organized its first webinar series covering the key aspects of anti-doping in 2022. As part of its initiative to promote the value and significance of its anti-doping in the sport, this five week long course comprised of 5 webinars in English, with simultaneous translations in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. The athletes and the athlete support personnel who participated in all 5 webinars were awarded with program completion certificates. The IWF recognizes the value of promoting and imparting the importance of clean sport amongst not just athletes, but also parents and guardians of young athletes. To promote this endeavour, the IWF invited parents, guardians, and all those who worked alongside young athletes to learn more on the topic through an expert panel discussion comprising of Dr Lubna Sibtain, whose daughter was the first female swimmer and youngest female Olympian from Pakistan, and Jodi Brown, a former international netball player, parent, and member of Drug Free Sport New Zealand’s Education Team. They shared their experiences and provided practical tips on how parents and guardians could learn about and take an active role in clean sport. Lastly, the Weightlifting Federation of Cyprus, organized a coaching course supported by the IOC’s Olympic Solidarity program and the IWF. Altogether 19 participants took part and listened to various presentations among others on: Theory of the Coaching Pathway, Coaching Skill development, Competition Preparation and End Phase Theory, Code of Ethics and Fair Play and The Winning Attitude – athlete’s mind set. This is an important part of the IWF’s strategy to create a well-learned and educated weightlifting community around the globe to achieve its objectives of a well-governed and clean sport in the Olympic

Gearing up for the IWF Congress

The IWF Electoral Congress will be held on June 25-26, 2022 in Tirana, Albania.  The independent Eligibility Determination Panel (EDP) chaired by Swiss lawyer Gabriel Nigon released the official list of approved candidates for the upcoming IWF Electoral Congress. In a letter shared with the IWF Member Federations and candidates, Mr. Nigon, on behalf of the EDP, provided a detailed explanation of the methodology and process used by the EDC to determine the eligibility of each candidate including detailed investigative background checks. Included in the letter was a link sharing the names of the approved candidates for the position of IWF President, Executive Board and various Committee positions.The objective eligibility criteria to be met by all candidates are those listed under Article 13.12 and 37.2 of the newly approved IWF Constitution (which can be downloaded from the IWF website). All approved candidates are bound to abide by IWF election and candidate conduct rules.IWF Interim President, Dr. Michael Irani said, “I would like to thank the Eligibility Determination Panel and chair Mr. Nigon for all their hard work. This is a great day for the IWF as we are one step closer in completing the final task asked of us by our Olympic partners – by utilising and following the IWF’s new constitution (completed in January 2022) and introducing robust independent anti-doping procedures we finally come to a transparent and well-defined Election process to bring in a new era of IWF leadership and

The 2022 IWF Junior and Youth World Championships

The 2022 IWF Junior World Championships were held in Heraklion, Greece, from 2 to 10 May 2022 while 2022 IWF Youth World Championships is still on in Leon, Mexico. The Championships witnessed some scintillating performances with multiple world records broken. The first day of the IWF Junior World Championship in Greece saw men’s and women’s events from Group A. In the Women’s 45kg category, India won its first gold when Harshada GARUD lifted 70kgs in Snatch. Last years IWF Junior World Champion of the same category in the Clean & Jerk program, Cansu BEKTAS from Turkey won gold as she lifted 85kg on her third attempt. In the Men’s 55kg category, European Junior and Youth Champion, Garnik CHOLAKYAN from Armenia went 3 from 3 and secured a gold in both Snatch, and Clean and Jerk. The Women’s 49 kg category witnessed a similar success story with Windy Cantika Aisah from Indonesia, who won golds without much competition. The second day was highlighted by the first world record of the Championships with Hampton Morris from the USA going 3 from 3 with a lift of 160kgs, breaking the Junior World Record by 1 kg. The Men’s 67kg category on the third day featured prominent names- 2021 IWF Youth World Champion Weeraphon WICHUMA from Thailand, 2021 European Junior Champion Gor SAHAKYAN from Armenia and 2021 IWF Junior World Championships Bronze medallist Fehmi Yusuf GENC from Turkey; all of them picking up all the medals in the category. Day four, five, six, and seven saw many debutants as well as reigning Junior world championship medallists. The penultimate day witnessed two new junior world records. After last year’s win and Junior World Record, Bohdan HOZA from Ukraine continued where he left of. He not only won Gold after his first successful Snatch of 180kg but broke his own Junior World Record by 1kg in the second attempt(191kg). In his third lift he increased to 195kg and clinched his second Junior World Record of the day.  As the final lift of the event, the record was a fitting conclusion to the highly successful Championships.  The complete results of the event can be found here The 2022 IWF Youth World Championships in Leon, Mexico will run until the 18th of June. Already by now we have witnessed some stunning performances including a new Youth World Record by Yedige Yemberdi from Kazakhstan in the Men’s 73kg Category. More about this and all the other exciting results in next Monthly

ONLINE VERIFICATION OF FINAL ENTRIES OF THE 2022 IWF YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

This is to inform you about the procedure of the ONLINE Verification of Final Entries for the 2022 IWF Youth World Championships to be held in León, Guanajuato, MEX: VERIFICATION OF FINAL ENTRIES tab LOGIN with your username and password to the IWF E-Entry System (click HERE) CLICK on the VERIFICATION OF FINAL ENTRIES tab at the top of the page.  PROCEDURECOMPETING ATHLETE(S) CHECK your athlete(s) BODYWEIGHT CATEGORY/ENTRY TOTAL and modify them if needed SELECT the athlete(s) by clicking the „CONFIRM” button on the left  NON-COMPETING ATHLETE(S) DELETE those athlete(s) who WILL NOT participate by clicking the „dustbin” icon on the left  Please DOUBLE-CHECK your final list of the athlete(s) and CLICK on the „SEND VERIFICATION” button above.  THE PLATFORM FOR THE VERIFICATION IS AVAILABLE UNTILJUNE 09, 2022, AT 12:00/Noon (GMT-5, MEX TIME).  After the deadline, the IWF E-Entry System will be CLOSED, so that NO FURTHER CHANGES CAN BE MADE to your data.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT THE IWF AT