International Weightlifting Federation

Another opportunity to strengthen the relationship between the IWF and the Olympic Movement! ✨🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️

IWF leadership in Lausanne (SUI) for the ASOIF Assembly The IWF President Mohammed Jalood and IWF General Secretary José Quiñones were this week in Lausanne (SUI), where they had the opportunity to attend the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) 50th General Assembly. The gathering...

The IWF President paid a significant tribute to the successful tradition of Weightlifting in Oceania! ✨🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️

IWF President successfully promotes Weightlifting at the ONOC Assembly The IWF President Mohammed Jalood was this week in Auckland (New Zealand) for the ONOC (Oceania National Olympic Committees) Annual General Assembly, and had the opportunity to do an inspiring presentation about Weightlifting in this region of the world. The Ass...

The Asian Championships in Gandhinagar 🇮🇳were a display of the supremacy of the two powerhouses in Weightlifting: DPR Korea and China! 💪🏻🇰🇵👍🏻🇨🇳

Asian Championships: PRK’s women are outshone by China – and their own men’s team PRK’s women have been unstoppable since the country returned to international weightlifting in 2023 after a long Covid-related absence. If they sent their strongest team to a competition – Asian Games, World Championships, continental championships, Grand...

Great events and outstanding performances certainly deserve the appreciation of the IWF Athletes Commission!!! ✨👏🏻👍🏻

IWF Athletes Commission reaffirms vitality of IWF events around the world The recent IWF World Junior Championships in Egypt showcased the very best of international weightlifting, bringing together talented young athletes from across the globe in a celebration of excellence, determination, and sportsmanship. We extend our hear...

Ismailia 2026 was definitively a very successful competition!!! 👏🏻🇪🇬✨

Ismailia, Review: China dominates and unveils a teen superstar – and President of Iran praises his team’s efforts China led the way as Asian nations claimed 12 of the 16 titles at the IWF World Junior Championships in Ismailia, Egypt. Besides having seven winners, China had the top individual points scorers for men and women, and introduced a 15-year-old superstar to the we...

Retain this name: Hu Wenxun, the young star from China! She was the protagonist of the seventh and last day of competition at the IWF Junior Worlds in Ismailia 🇪🇬!!! 💪🏻🇨🇳

Ismailia, Day 7: 15-year-old Hu makes historic total – and Iran’s heavyweights complete a ‘double 1-2’ again Hu Wenxun made her mark in weightlifting history on the final day of the IWF World Junior Championships in Ismailia, Egypt. In finishing second to her team-mate Zhang Yuxin in the women’s super-heavyweights, the 15-year-old from China had a sweep of youth...