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Robert Nagy turned 75

Weightlifting Family wishes a happy 75th birthday to Robert Nagy. As previous active member of the Technical Committee and Scientific and Research Committee, he was the driving force behind the IWF's technical developments. As former lifter he devoted his life to weightlifting, and aimed for a constant development combining the sport and technology. He created the IWF Technology and Information System used for every major competition. The IWF President and secretariat celebrated with him on the occasion of his

Updated Rio 2016 Qualification points

The Qualification Team Classification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has been updated following the closures of the doping cases from the 2014 IWF World Championships Almaty, KAZ. You can find the updated list here:

Former PRWF President, Juan Santana passed away

Mr. Juan Santana, former President of the Puerto Rican Weightlifting Federation has passed away and for this we are all in mourning. He was also NORCECA President for years before Murray Levin and competed as Grand Master well over his 80 years of natural age. He will be remembered as someone being part of our weightlifting history. Our sympathy and condolences goes to his Family and to the Puerto Rican Weightlifting Federation. Source: David Colon Arroyo, General Secretary

IWF teams up with IOC to reinforce fight against illegal betting

IWF has reasserted its commitment to fighting illegal betting, match-fixing and corruption in sport by signing up to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Integrity Betting Intelligence System (IBIS). As an intelligence-sharing digital platform, IBIS will enable the IWF and its Member Federations to access an extensive network of monitoring and data-sharing across sports, event owners and the major sports betting entities. The objectives set out by the IOC through the implementation of IBIS are three-fold: 1. To safeguard sports from the threat connected to illegal sports betting 2. To support international federations and multi-sport event organisers with intelligence and information exchange 3. To create a framework for transparency, confidentiality and trust across all users The IWF joins the seven Olympic winter sports federations and a growing number of Olympic summer sports federations (e.g. BWF, FIBA, FIVB, IRB, ITF, ITTF, UCI) which have already joined IBIS in view of the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016. IOC Sports Director Kit McConnell said: “The IOC applauds IWF for signing up to the IOC’s initiative for clean competitions – the ‘Integrity Betting Intelligence System’ (IBIS). IBIS will be in place not only for the weightlifting competitions at the Olympic and Youth Olympic Games, but also for IWF’s major tournaments.” He added: “IBIS was successfully in operation for the first time during the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi last year with all Olympic Winter IFs taking part in the project. The objective is now to integrate all Olympic Summer IFs in the run-up to the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio.” Attila Ádámfi, IWF Director General said: „The IWF wishes to convey its congratulations to the IOC for this proactive initiative safeguarding sports integrity. As one of the oldest IFs in the Olympic Movement, the IWF supports all cooperation opportunities ensuring a clean environment for athletes. The 2015 IWF World Championships Houston, USA will be the first event implementing the

Final Entries for the 2015 JWC are published

The Final Entry List for the 2015 IWF Junior Championships has been published on our website. Check it out here! Please make sure to attend the Verification of the Final Entries on 4 June at 19:00

Thailand Phuket to host the Asian Weightlifting Championships in September

The decision was confirmed to the Thailand Weightlifting Association (TAWA) from the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF). The move follows the recent cancellation of the original plan to hold the event in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. Kathmandu was to host the event - the 26th Asian Championships for women and the 45th for men - in late July. Phuket is set to stage the Championships from September 3 to 12. The AWF thanked TAWA for its fast response and for helping the development of weightlifting sports in Asia, especially after the Nepal natural disaster.