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— October 18, 2024

China gets first weightlifting museum

There is no doubt about it: China intends to become the world epicentre of Olympic sports. For this week alone, the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has laid the first... Read more "

— September 4, 2024

IWF goes all-in on esports

The creation by the IOC of the Olympic Games of electronic sports, the first edition of which is announced for next year in Saudi Arabia, is already being followed by effects in the... Read more "

— December 5, 2023

China wins the World Cup in 2026

Head east for weightlifting. The executive committee of the international body of the discipline (IWF) has decided to award the Chinese city of Ningbo the organization of the world championships... Read more "

— August 31, 2023

Hanging for a handshake

Unease in the world of weightlifting. An Iranian athlete, Mostafa Rajaï, has been suspended for life by his own national federation. He is accused of having… shaken hands… Read more "

— August 8, 2023

Russians will not see the Worlds

New setback for Russian athletes. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) confirmed to the TASS agency that Russian competitors had not been accepted for the upcoming championships... Read more "

— July 13, 2023

The IWF consults before acting

Still threatened with disappearing from the Olympic Games program from the 2028 edition in Los Angeles, weightlifting is putting itself into battle. Its international federation, the IWF, announces... Read more "

— June 13, 2023

The 2024 Worlds in the Middle East

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is in turn heading to the Middle East. Its executive committee (photo above), meeting for two days in Havana (Cuba), awarded... Read more "