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Stian Grimseth is the new President of NWF

Stian Grimseth, legendary lifter of his country was elected as President of Norwegian Weightlifting Federation. Mr Grimseth won the European Championships in 1996, competed twice at the Olympic Games (1996 and 2004) and several other national and international events. He won the Norwegian Championships in 2008 before retiring. He has been active on European an international level and hosted European Championships in his home city Forde. IWF wishes him successful activity in Norwegian

Stian Grimseth is the new President of NWF

Stian Grimseth, legendary lifter of his country was elected as President of Norwegian Weightlifting Federation. Mr Grimseth won the European Championships in 1996, competed twice at the Olympic Games (1996 and 2004) and several other national and international events. He won the Norwegian Championships in 2008 before retiring. He has been active on European an international level and hosted European Championships in his home city Forde. IWF wishes him successful activity in Norwegian

Vladimir Saltykov passed away

Mr Vladimir Saltykov, Russian National Team Official suddenly passed away due to heart attack. Mr Saltykov was born in 1955 and after graduating the Volgograd State Institute of Physical Culture in 1983, he dedicated his life to weightlifting and became one of the most diligent and capable documentarists of the sport. He was a reliable international technical official, jury member, referee and often contributed to major competitions as a knowledgable speaker. His own magazine, Olymp is a leader in quality among weightlifting publications, thanks to the professional photos and exclusive interviews he made himself. Mr Saltykov documented and kept Russian weightlifting history alive from Soviet times to the present. The weightlifting family lost a kind and devoted man too early. Condolences to the Russian Weightlifting Federation and the Saltykov

Tashkent – Uzbekistan

Ten (10) new bodyweight categories for women and ten (10) new categories for men were approved by the IWF Executive Board and ratified by the Congress. Seven (7) and seven (7) bodyweight categories were also selected for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic

Training opportunity in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Weightlifting Federation opened the doors of the Olympic Base in Kamianets-Podilskyi for weightlifting teams to train and prepare for competitions. The modern, well-equipped facility provides an excellent opportunity for weightlifters for training and recreation as well. The Olympic Base houses 2 training halls with 23 platforms, IWF certified equipment and recovery options such as sauna and hydromassage, all under one roof. The €35 price per person includes 3 meals a day, specialized for weightlifters, accommodation and sauna usage twice a week. Source: Ukrainian Weightlifting

IWF Youth World Championships successfully concluded

The 2019 edition of the IWF Youth World Championships finished with double success for the host nation USA, showing the strength of next-generation US Weightlifting. This is the first time that both the male and female teams won the team classification. However, it was not only on the platform that Las Vegas proved to be the lucky charm for Team USA: the already experienced squad under the leadership of Ursula Papandrea, President and Phil Andrews, CEO made sure all the 175 athletes representing 42 countries went home satisfied and with a feeling of a successful event. Las Vegas 2019 marked several “firsts”. This is the first time that USA Weightlifting simultaneously carried out three major events under one roof. The YWC, although the highest ranked, was almost dwarfed in terms of turnout against the Las Vegas International Open and the USA University & U25 Competitions, which rounded up the participants to nearly 800 lifters and took place on three platforms at the same time. The favourable results of the IWF’s serious Anti-Doping program and Education, providing a level playing field for all, were clearly visible at this Championships: the medals were shared by 26 countries of which 15 took gold. Countries with little or no previous medal record stepped forward with their youth lifters, such as Belgium, Brazil, Mongolia, Czech Republic and Saudi Arabia (!) On this occasion, IWF tested an exceptionally high ratio of athletes (65%). Among the technical innovations introduced at this Youth World Championships the most significant was the Video Playback Technology (VPT). The teams quickly picked up the new possibility and several challenges were requested. The winners of the Best Lifters Trophies of IWF were FAYZULLAEVA Kumushkhon, who set two world records in the women’s 64kg bodyweight category and TAISUYEV Saikhan, for his outstanding performance in the men’s 67kg category, and Clean and Jerk world record. In total, 9 new world records were set in the course of the 2019 Youth World