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World Record sweep at the Asian Championships

The 2019 Asian Championships brought success to the host country, China, which was a Gold Level Qualification event for Tokyo 2020. The continental championship was hosted by Ningbo and both the women’s and men’s Chinese team took a significant lead in the team classification and on the medal board. As of the latter, the women collected 28 medals, 15 gold, 11 silver and 2 bronze, followed by PRK (6,6,8), Vietnam (3,2,3), TPE (3,0,0), KOR (2,1,4) and KAZ (1,1,1). Twelve countries won medals out of 20. At the men’s, the Chinese team kept 26 medals at home (16,8,2), after them, the ranking looks like this: IRI (7,7,3), KOR (3,1,3), KSA (3,0,0), PRK (1,4,5) and UZB (0,4,0). There could be no complaints about the niveau of the Asian Championships, as 13 women’s and 6 men’s new World Records were set. The younger generation also performed extremely well with 1 Junior and 5 Youth World records for women and 17 Junior and 4 Youth World Records for men. Individually, KUO Hsing-Chung (TPE), DENG Wei (CHN) and RIM Jong Sim (PRK) stood out of the crowd.  KUO set 4, KIM and RIM set 3-3 World Records respectively. In the men’s field, two Chinese lifters, CHEN Lijun and SHI Zhiyong achieved 3-3 World Records each. DJURAEV Akbar (UZB) had the extraordinary achievement of setting 9 new Junior World Records. Lifters of 18 countries out of 25 shared the

American sensation Cummings shined on day two of Pan American Weightlifting Championships

The United States' CJ Cummings was in record-breaking form as he claimed the men’s 73 kilograms title on day two of the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Guatemala City. he 18-year-old, a junior world champion for three years running, went six for six to snatch 153kg and clean and jerk 191kg on his third lifts at Coliseo Deportivo. Each of those lifts, and the total of 344kg, set junior and senior American records, junior and senior Pan American records, as well as the junior world record. In many cases, Cummings was breaking his own records, including his junior world records set at last year’s Senior World Championships in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat. "Are you serious?" Cummings gasped when told he had set 15 records. "Wow – oh my gosh. "I'm speechless right now, I’m speechless." The result will go a long way towards Cummings qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Pan American Championships are considered a gold event for Olympic qualification, meaning his total is weighted at 1.1 for the International Weightlifting Federation Absolute Ranking, which will largely determine the Olympic team come April 2020. Colombia’s Luis Mosquera was the overall silver medallist with 322kg, while compatriot José Gavino took the bronze with 319kg.

57th Junior Spanish Championship starts tomorrow!

The 57th edition of the Spanish Junior Championships will take place this Saturday, April 27 in Madrid. The event will take place in the "Cerro Almodóvar" Municipal Pavilion in the Spanish capital and will be divided into two sessions: the morning session, which will start at 09:00 h., And the afternoon session at 4:15 p.m. A total of 85 lifters will compete at the Championships, 49 men and 36 women. The competition can be followed, LIVE through LaLigaSports, from 08:55 in the morning and from 16:10 in the afternoon. MORNING SESSION AFTERNOON

2019 Pan American Championship and EB meeting

On the occasion of the Pan American Championships held 21-28 April in Guatemala, the PAWC held it's Executive Board meeting and annual Congress. Nicu Vlad, IWF Vice President and Attila Adamfi IWF Director General also attended the Executive Board meeting and Congress where Enrique Montero (BRA) was elected General Secretary and Luis Seijas (VEN) Executive Board member to take over the duties of colleagues recently passed away.   The Dominican Republic was chosen as the host country for the next Pan-American Championships in 2020 over other applicants, Brazil, Peru and USA. A total of 188 participants (97 woman and 91 men) from 21 countries compete at the Pan American Championships this year, featuring weightlifting stars like DAJOMES Neis Patricia (ECU), CUMMINGS Clarence Jr (USA), MENDEZ Arley (CHI),  ROGERS Martha Ann (USA) and many more! Read the Start Book here, and watch the competition online! LIVE STREAM 

Chinese Weightlifting Association Electoral Congress and National Anti-doping Conference held in Ningbo

Chinese Weightlifting Association held its Electoral Congress and National Anti-doping Conference on April 22, 2019 in Ningbo, China during the Asian Weightlifting Championships. Mr. GOU Zhongwen, President of the Chinese Olympic Committee attended the meetings. Mr. GOU Zhongwen said in his speech that the Chinese Weightlifting Association has been working very effectively against doping with significant progress, and must remain vigilant in the meantime to any potential doping under the severe anti-doping situation internationally. Mr. ZHOU Jinqiang said, even though Chinese National Team have some achievements in the previous competitions after the new categories were set up, Chinese Weightlifting Association will continue to have weightlifting training in a scientific manner and further enhance our communications and cooperation with IWF and AWF as well as other Federation worldwide. During the Electoral Congress, Mr. ZHOU Jinqiang was reelected as President of Chinese Weightlifting Association and Mr. HE Yiqun was elected as General Secretary. Source:

Mirabai lifts personal best but misses bronze at the Asian Championships

The 24-year-old Mirabai lifted 86kg in snatch and a personal best of 113kg in clean and jerk for a total of 199kg in the women's 49kg event to finish on the fourth position. Former world champion Mirabai Chanu produced her personal best but missed out on the podium by a whisker, while Youth Olympics gold medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga went on a record-smashing spree at the Asian Weightlifting Championship on Sunday. The 24-year-old Mirabai lifted 86kg in snatch and a personal best of 113kg in clean and jerk for a total of 199kg in the women's 49kg event to finish on the fourth position. Her earlier personal best total in 49kg was 192kg in the EGAT Cup in Thailand in February. In a remarkable performance, 16-year-old Jeremy secured second place in group B of the 67Kg men's event. During his record-smashing spree, he claimed three world marks. Earlier in the day, Jhili Dalabehera opened India's medal account, claiming a silver medal in the women's 45kg category. However, 45kg is not an Olympic weight category. The points gathered from this event will come in handy when the final rankings for 2020 Tokyo Olympics are made next year. Unfortunately, Mirabai missed the bronze as China's Zhang Rong with the same total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) finished third under new rules, which came into effect in 2017. Under these rules, the competitor who has a lower clean and jerk result (that means higher snatch result) will be ranked higher in the classification of athletes for total lift. The gold medal went to Hou Zhihui of China who produced an effort of 208kg (92kg+116kg) while North Korea's Ri Song-gum clinched the silver, lifting 200kg (86kg+114kg) in the gold level Olympic qualifier. After clearing 86kg in her snatch, Mirabai began her clean and jerk with a 109kg and then lifted 113kg successfully. But in her third attempt, the Manipuri could not lift 115kg and that cost her dear. Had she been successful in her attempt to lift 115kg, she would have won silver with a total of 201kg. This was Mirabai's second international competition in this category after the International Weightlifting Federation re-jigged the weight categories last year. She was earlier competing in 48kg. She had missed the World Championships last year, a gold level Olympic qualifier, owing to a back injury which had also forced her out of the Asian Games in Jakarta. Mirabai returned to action in February, clinching the gold medal in 49kg at the EGAT Cup in Thailand, which was the first of the six Olympic qualifying events for her. Jeremy gave a power-packed performance, smashing the Youth World and Asian records in snatch, clean and jerk and total lift with an effort of 297kg (134kg+163kg) to be placed second in his group behind Pakistan's Talha Talib, who lifted 304kg (140kg+164kg). The final standings for the men's 67kg event will be known after group A competition on Monday. Jeremy, in fact, broke 15 records in total, combining national and international marks. He smashed six international records -- three youth world and three youth Asian -- and nine national records -- three youth national, three junior national and three senior national. The Mizoram weightlifter pulled off clean lifts in two of his three attempts in snatch (130kg, 134kg) to set a new youth world record. The earlier youth world record was also in Jeremy's name when he had lifted 131kg in the EGAT Cup in Thailand in February. Jeremy then lifted more than double his body weight (157kg, 163kg) in two successful attempts in the clean and jerk, and in the process obliterated Kazakhstan weightlifter Saikhan Taisuyev's youth world record of 161kg. It was Jeremy's personal best and 9kg more than his 288kg youth world record effort in the EGAT cup, where he won the silver medal.