Happy Holidays! – IWF office closes
Due to the holidays the IWF office will be closed between 24 December 2007 and 1 January 2008.The IWF Secretariat wishes you all Merry Christmas and a Very Happy and Successful New
Olympic Technical Officials’ nomination deadline expires
The IWF warns its National Federations that deadline for the nomination of Technical Officials for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is about to expire on 15 December
Updated Team Ranking for Chiang Mai World Championships
The Team Classifications of the 2007 Royal World Championships, Chiang Mai, Thailand, have been recalculated and are now available here.2007 RWWC Teams - Men2007 RWWC Teams -
Voting begins for 2007 Best Lifters of the Year
Officials, athletes, coaches, journalists or fans can now submit their vote for the Best Lifters of 2007 by means of the Voting Form.Please consider weightlifters from all countries of the world. It should be noted that only those Voting papers will be accepted which include 3 names for each sex. Deadline: 31 December
IWF World Cup was big hit in Oceania
The IWF World Cup held in Apia, Samoa boasted participation from 30 countries and 5 continents. In addition to the junior world record in the men's 69kg category, several Commonwealth and Oceania records were established. Live television coverage reached not only the islands in the Oceania Region but even China. Prize money in a total value of 31,500 AUD was distributed. Congratulations to the winners and the host Samoa and Oceania
World Cup opens in Samoa
In an Opening Ceremony held in fantastic Pacific atmosphere and in a packed hall, Samoa's President of State opened the IWF World Cup in Apia. An event that is included in the Olympic Qualifiation ranking, the World Cup welcomes participants from all over the world and dignitaries from the IWF and Continental Federations. Right on the first day of competition, LIAO Hui (CHN) set a new junior clean and jerk world record in 69kg with 190kg: the very first world record established in the Pacific Region - including ALL sports. World Cup results are being progressively published
