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MOHAMMED JALOOD ELECTED NEW IWF PRESIDENT

June 25, 2022 – Tirana, Albania Mohammed Jalood has been elected as the new IWF President. President Jalood brings extensive experience within the sport; having been a weightlifting athlete for 13 years, working within the administration for 26 years and spending the last five as IWF General Secretary. Upon his election he thanked the weightlifting family and out-going Interim President Dr. Michael Irani for all the good work done together. Jalood also remarked “I would like to thank the weightlifting family for all the good work done together over the years. But especially my good friend Mohamed Yousef Al-Mana who withdrew his candidacy to unite the IWF family. Looking ahead, we have a lot of good work to do and we are all committed to the same goal. Today, we have taken the first step in building a stronger organization, one that is more resilient and more ambitious. Today, is a bright day for our sport and I look forward to doing many more good things for our organization together with the entire weightlifting

The 2020 and 2021 IWF Financial Reports Have Been Approved

June 25, 2022 – Tirana, Albania The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) today published its 2020 and 2021 Financial Reports following the unanimous approval by its member federations in the opening of the 2022 IWF Special and Electoral Congress. The audited financial statements were prepared by the independent auditor GrantThorton in accordance with Swiss law and Swiss Auditing Standards. Most notable was the healthy financial state of the organization. All financial documents can be reviewed

IWF Statement on the CAS Decision

The IWF acknowledges the ruling announced today by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) and will work in accordance with the CAS mandate to ensure a smooth and fair electoral congress. The 2022 IWF Electoral Congress will be held June 25-26, 2022, in Tirana, Albania. Following this important milestone, this will conclude the three issues addressed by our Olympic partners; first updating the constitution which was ratified in January 2022, second cleaning up the sport from doping where there have been zero cases in Tokyo 2020 and now the

IWF Welcomes ASOIF’s Fourth Review on IF Governance

June 21, 2022 - Lausanne, Switzerland Today the Association of Olympic International Sports Federations (ASOIF) released its audit for all summer Olympic International Federations. In accordance with the release, the International Weightlifting Federation is proud to announce that it has increased its score to secure a strong place in Group B. Group B, sits in the middle of the five-group system (A1, A2, B, AT and C) determined by the ASOIF Governance Task Force (GTF).Following a self-assessment questionnaire and independent evaluation conducted by ASOIF and independent experts, the IWF achieved four (4) Top 10 results in the assessed indicators.  This marks a significant improvement for the organisation and demonstrates the dedication of the leadership to foster transparency, modernisation, and accountability on all fronts within the organisation.The questionnaire consisted of 50 measurable indicators covering the following items: Transparency, Integrity, Democracy, Development and Control Mechanisms. Among the areas of great improvement for the IWF have been the sections on Transparency, democracy, and integrity.Welcoming the report findings, Dr. Michael Irani, IWF Interim President, said:“We would like to thank the ASOIF Governance Taskforce and independent experts for their work. The findings in the Fourth Review of International Federation Governance by ASOIF marks a significant progress for our sport and our organization. The IWF has worked hard and has committed itself to implementing new safeguards within our organization, from our new constitution to new transparent processes in the lead up to our elections this weekend, the findings are a clear demonstration of the results of our hard work. We are paving a new way forward for the IWF and the future is

Media&Press Registration – 2022 IWF Special and Electoral Congress

Media and Press registration is now open for the 2022 IWF Special and Electoral Congress which will be held between 25-26 June 2022 in Tirana, Albania. Accreditation requests will be only accepted via the IWF Media Registration System which can be found here. In case of question, please contact IWF at

Last Day of the 2022 IWF Youth World Championships

The last day of the 2022 IWF Youth World Championships featured the Women +81kg and the Men +102kg categories. Women +81kg Category In the Snatch portion of the program of the last female category of the 2022 IWF Youth World Championships, Johanna PFEILSTOECKER from Austria finished at third place with 96kg, Fatmagul CEVIK from Turkey placed second with 99kg and Yairan Sofia TYSFOROD RIVAS from Colombia was awarded as the Snatch World Champion with 100kg which she lifted on her third attempt. In Clean&Jerk Tysforod Rivas added another World Champion title to her collection with lifting 121kg on her third attempt. Cevik could also keep her podium finish with 120kg and this time Cevik's teammate Tuana SUREN could stand on the Podium with 116kg. The Total podium was as follows: Yairan Sofia TYSFOROD RIVAS (COL) - 221kg Fatmagul CEVIK (TUR) - 219kg Tuana SUREN (TUR) - 211kg Women +81kg Total Podium @IWF/Isaac Morillas Men +102kg Category In the last session of the Championships Slovakia won its first World Champion title of the 2022 IWF Youth World Championships when Vladimr MACURA placed first in all the disciplines with 151-181- 332kg.  In Snatch, Silver went to Jhon Mario MARTINEZ ROBLEDO from Colombia with 140kg, while the host country could enjoy another podium finish with Jose Manuel MEZA VIZCARRA lifting 136kg.   In Clean&Jerk Martinez Robledo collected another Silver medal with his lift of 175kg and Kevin Mateo ASTO SAITEROS from Ecuador secured the Bronze medal with 169kg. The last Total podium was as follows: Vladimr MACURA (SVK) - 332kg Jhon Mario MARTINEZ ROBLEDO (COL) - 315kg Marek Mateusz GUGALA (POL) - 302kg Men +102kg Total Podium @IWF/Isaac