New website for the 3rd World University Championships
3rd World University Weightlifting Championship 2012 which will take place in Eilat, Israel has launched its official website:
Weightlifting Champion – President of the Republic of Nauru
With the recent resignation of His Excellency Marcus Stephen as President of the Republic of Nauru, a new President has been elected. The new President His Excellency Sprent Dabwido is also a former weightlifter. National champion in 1995 and 1996, he won a silver medal at the 1995 Samoa Games and competed for Nauru at the 1995 World Championships in China in the super heavyweight category. Congratulations to the newly elected
Behdad Salimikordasiabi is Iran’s best athlete for 2011
About 400 Iranian sport journalists took part in poll, naming best male and best female athletes of the year 2011. As the result, leader of this 2011 best male poll was Behdad Salimikordasiabi the gold medallist in the Men's +105kg bodyweight category at the 2011 IWF World Championships Paris, France with 86% of the votes. By Sayed Abdolhamid
Season’s Greetings!
Please note that due to the holidays the IWF office will be closed from 23 December 2011 until 2 January 2012. On the occasion of the Festive Season, the IWF Secretariat wishes you all a Happy and Prosperous New
Anti-Doping results of the 2011 World Championships
The 2011 IWF World Championships Paris, France doping control analysis results are available. Over thirty percent of the competing athletes were tested at this qualification event, and there are 8 positive cases currently in process under the IWF Anti-Doping Policy. Out of the 8 cases, there are 4 that involve anabolic steroids, and 4 that involve stimulants. As soon as the Anti-Doping Rule violation(s) are confirmed, the IWF will publish the names and nationality of the concerned athletes. Based on the above, the Results and the Qualification Team Classification are not
Happy New Year 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends and Colleagues, It is my honor and pleasure to greet all the members of the Weightlifting Family, partner organizations and anybody interested in international weightlifting on the occasion of the New Year. I would like to pay special attention to our outstanding partners: the IOC, SportAccord, the International Sport Federations and the National Olympic Committees. In the objective of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games - being a tremendous milestone to every International Federation and the above mentioned organizations – the importance of a harmonized work and cooperation must be established and accomplished. We aim to become an efficient link between all members of the Weightlifting Family providing the latest news and highlights of our sport. On behalf of the International Weightlifting Federation, I have the honor to present you our new website. Within our constant efforts to improve communication, we are following world trends to fully inform our National Federations, athletes, members and partner organizations about important events through a permanent exchange of information. Using the latest tools of modern information technology, we further improve the transparency of our functioning and activity. In the aim of delivering the best to the weightlifting family, we created the IWF bi-weekly newsletter SPO(r)TLIGHT in three languages, our Facebook and Twitter Fan Page and a YouTube channel completed today with a brand new and useful website. To best meet the expectations of the Weightlifting Family, I believe that we must continue our efficient work in hand-in-hand in friendship and unity to promote our history and values to a broad audience worldwide. Dr. Tamas Ajan IWF President IOC Honorary
