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Site visit in Houston

Houston's next significant international sports event is the 2015 IWF World Championships. Delegates of the International Weightlifting Federation led by IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan were in the city for an official site visit on Wednesday 20 February 2013. IWF President, Dr. Tamas Ajan and IWF Vice President Dragomir Cioroslan met the Mayor of Houston, Annise

PAWF Symposium and Congress

The Pan-American Weightlifting Federation is organizing a Best Practices Symposium on NFs Management and High Performance in Houston, Texas on 21-24 February 2013. The Symposium will be held in conjunction with the Pan-American Weightlifting Federation Congress hosted by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the USA Weightlifting, the city of Houston and the Pan-American Weightlifting Federation. Webcasted on USA Weightlifting website http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Weightlifting.aspx on February 22, 2013, 09:00am, Mountain Standard

IWF Technical Visit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Attila Adamfi, Competition Director and Eva Balogh, Office Manager arrived in Tashkent for a technical visit to prepare the IWF Congress and 2013 Youth World Championships, YOG qualification event to be held between 6-13 April, 2013. The IWF delegation visited the venue of the Congress and the Uzbekistan Sport Center and discussed all the issues related to holding both events. The Weightlifting Federation of Uzbekistan has organized several Asian events at high level, however a World Weightlifting Championships will be held there for the first time. Under the leadership of Shakhrillo Makhmudov, General Secretary they provide excellent conditions for both the Congress and the competition. The IWF delegation had a discussion with the new leaders of the Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan: Mr. Mirabrar Usmanov, President and Mr. Oybek Kasimov, General Secretary, furthermore with Mr. Jasur Akramov, Deputy Sport Minister. They confirmed that the Government of the country pays great attention to this event and assured the IWF about their full

Weightlifting confirmed as core sport for the 2020 Olympic Games

IOC Executive Board recommends 25 core sports for 2020 Games The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today agreed on the 25 sports it will propose to the 125th IOC Session for approval as the core sports for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The 25 sports are: athletics, rowing, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, weightlifting, handball, hockey, judo, swimming, modern pentathlon, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, shooting, archery, triathlon, sailing and volleyball. The EB recommended that wrestling, governed by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), not be included on the list of core sports. Wrestling will now join the seven shortlisted sports – baseball/softball, karate, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, wakeboarding and wushu – vying for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic programme as an additional sport. The eight sports are scheduled to make presentations to the Executive Board at its meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, in May. The EB will select which of the eight sports to recommend to the 125th IOC Session for inclusion as an additional sport on the 2020 programme. In an effort to ensure the Olympic Games remain relevant to sports fans of all generations, the Olympic Programme Commission systematically reviews every sport following each edition of the Games. Golf and rugby sevens were added in 2009 as additional sports to the 2016 Olympic programme. Official article on the IOC Website The review considered factors as the sports' universality, and television viewing figures. The most “influential factors” in the decision, the IOC spokesman said: “This process has been going on for more than a year, and it was extremely comprehensive. People from all of the sports were interviewed, and data was put together“. The sports management, the financial stability, the events calendar, spectators as well as grassroots development were also matters of concern in the decision making process. The decision of the IOC Executive Board confirms the stability of the weightlifting sport in the Olympic movement. Read the letter of the IOC President addressed to the IWF

Former IOC Medical Director met Dr. Tamas Ajan

Dr. Patrick Schamasch, former IOC Medical Director – still IOC Advisor for Sotchi 2014 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games paid a visit to the International Weightlifting Federation’s offices in Budapest, Hungary. Dr. Schamasch had a fruitful meeting with both the IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan and the IWF General Secretary Ma

LIFTING THE ROOF

The IWF came out with a magnificent Book titled “LIFTING THE ROOF”, a full album of weightlifting at the 2012 Olympic Games. For those lucky enough to witness these unforgettable competitions “LIFTING THE ROOF” gives a chance to relive the fantastic memories and for others who watched weightlifting on TV it provides an insider look. Each and every participant is featured in this photo book; the medalists are highlighted; the atmosphere and the VIPs are reflected and all important data are included in this high quality publication of 215 pages. You can get your own copy for 40 USD for Europe and 50 USD for overseas (including postage) by contacting the IWF Secretariat here: