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Seminars in Buenos Aires

A couple of days before the start of the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Argentinean Weightlifting Federation organized different seminars through the Continental Contribution given to the Pan American Weightlifting Federation by the International Weightlifting Federation. The first seminar was about Anti-Doping, Dr. Victor Carpio (PER) gave lectures about prohibited substances, medicines, the different treatments for athletes in case of illness. The seminar ended with a workshop of sample collection procedure. The presented topics were very useful for the participants, especially the practical part. Mr. Pyrros Dimas (GRE), IWF Executive Board member, 3 times Olympic Champion was the expert for the Coaching Seminar. He talked about how to start weightlifting with children, how to execute properly the different movements and about training system. Furthermore, he narrated his sports career, starting weightlifting at age 7 and finishing it at 33 with four Olympic medals.   Lastly, preparing for the YOG the Argentinean Federation held a two-day seminar for the National Technical Officials who are working at the Games. Ms. Maritza Ortiz (DOM), Mr. Pedro Torres (VEN) and Mr. Marcelo Melnick (ARG), International Technical Officials of category 1, explained the rules, exclusively the ones special for the Games (Rule 50). After the theoretical sessions, the participants went around the Olympic weightlifting venue so they could get familiar with the various places such as weigh-in, warm-up, competition area. The symposium was enriching for the young Technical Officials who have the responsibility to collaborate in all work positions with the International TOs. The Argentinean Weightlifting Federation expressed its gratitude to all lecturers and those who supported the seminars.   — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Final Entries for Ashgabat are up

The Final Entry List for the 2018 IWF World Championships Ashgabat, TKM has been published on our website. As Qualification Event for the 2020 Olympic Games, this competition is the first important milestone on the road leading to Tokyo. The Ashgabat Olympic Complex, Training Hall 2 will stage from 1-10 November the 84th Men’s and 27th Women’s World Championships. The Verification of the Final Entries will set the final numbers on 30 October at 18:00, but according to the Final Entries, we have now 693 athletes from 91 countries who will compete in Ashgabat. So far, Paris 2011 topped the number of participating countries with 87, and Athens 1999 topped the participating athletes with 626 lifters. Considering the impressive figures, a Record number is announced for Ashgabat. The 2018 IWF World Championships will also feature the new bodyweight categories for both Men and Women. The list contains all the Athletes who were entered as possible participants for the Event, however the IWF retains the right to decide on the athletes’ and MFs’ eligibility in line with the respective IWF Rules and

Preparation for 2019 Pan American Games in Lima

Some Peruvian national weightlifters are training for the 2019 Pan American Games in an amazing environment, about one hundred meters to the shores of the emblematic River Aguaytía, in Ucayali, in Peru. The Paredes sisters, Jhasmin, bronze medalist at 2016 IWF Youth World Championships, María, 6th at 2017 South American Youth Games and the youngest one Jheysi complemented by Angie Cardenas, Beatriz Limas and others are preparing here for next year's big event. Thanks to the triumphs the weightlifting club has improved a lot, as twenty-four years ago the trainings were executed with weights of galvanized iron and cement. Coach, Pedro Paredes is proud of the development and success and he always cultivates new talents, from which the majority is girl. Looking at the proportion of the genders in the team, it is not surprising. The women at this place are more persistent, stout and enterprising and this motivates them, specially for the upcoming Pan American Games in home ground. — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Tunisian Weightlifting Federation elections

The Tunisian Weightlifting Federation held it's elections on 19 September 2018, where a new President and Executive Board was elected. President Dr Fathi Mashmoudi 1st Vice President Sami Bousarsar Treasurer Randa Fathallah Members Mariem Ghozzi Chedly Karim Mrabet Taoufik Dakhlia Med Habib Hedhli Saber Ghanmi Saber Bouhawel Ayoub Ben Ali Nayeh Mlayah Anis Ghzel Congratulations to all elected officials! — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

IOC Toolkit to safeguard athletes from harassment and abuse in sport

Safe Sport Measures in place at Pyeongchang 2018 to protect athletes The International Olympic Committee (IOC) took a further important step in the protection of athletes from harassment and abuse by launching a toolkit to assist International Sports Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to develop and implement athlete-safeguarding policies and procedures. "As an Olympian, the voices and concerns of athletes resonate with me," said IOC President Thomas Bach. "We praise the athletes' courage to speak out on incidents of harassment and abuse, and we support them in their action. The safety and wellbeing of athletes are paramount to the IOC and the Olympic Movement. It is the responsibility of all of us to keep athletes safe and to guard their rights. Through a collective effort, I am pleased that we can today launch this toolkit to assist sports organisations in this important area of athlete welfare, reinforcing our stance against all forms of harassment and abuse in sport." A step-by-step guide to safeguarding athletes The toolkit was officially presented at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic, by IOC Member and Chair of the IOC prevention of harassment and abuse in sport (PHAS) working group HRH Prince Feisal. "This toolkit aims to provide solutions and guidance for sporting organisations based on experience and expertise from all over the world," he explained. "By following the steps in this toolkit, we hope that all sports organisations will implement policies and procedures which are effective and have a true long-lasting positive impact on athlete well-being." Download the toolkit here Building on existing guidelines and medical consensus statements, this step-by-step guide focuses on organisational and competition-specific safeguarding policies. It is reinforced with key research, recommendations and case studies across the Olympic Movement, and offers a solution-based approach. The toolkit is the latest in a series of PHAS initiatives, which have been established by four IOC Commissions (Athletes', Athletes' Entourage, Medical and Scientific, and Women in Sport), in collaboration with NOCs, IFs, external partners such as UN Women, and subject matter experts. The need for the development of resources related to athlete safeguarding was further requested by athletes at the International Athletes' Forum in 2015. To complement the toolkit and ensure that athletes, their entourage and other individuals understand the core components of this sensitive topic, a free bite-size IOC Athlete Safeguarding e-learning course has been developed and launched on the IOC Athlete Learning Gateway. Visit the IOC website for more information related to all the IOC prevention of harassment and abuse in sport initiatives. — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Highlight Videos of 2018 YOG Buenos Aires

Women 58kg   Men 77kg   Women 63kg   Men 85kg Women 53kg Men