Jamaica Weightlifting Federation

Congratulations to Sientje Henderson ( ) who compete in the recent Pan-American Masters Championships placing 1st in her category.

Day 7 of the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand competed in the Men’s 81kg A group, and placed 4th overall.

Our next athlete to step on the stage is who will@ compete in the Men’s 86kg A group.

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T-2 days until we have our athlete compete at the IWF World Cup in Thailand.

Tune in to support our athletes competing in the last Olympic qualifier.

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Riyadh 2023, JWF first Congress as full member of IWF # let’s continue to work hard to develop the sport of weightlifting.

Another great representation for Team Jamaica on the international Weightlifting Platform, at the IWF World Championships hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

This is the 3rd time we have been able to send a squad to the World Championships, and a step in the right direction towards continuing our development and growth in the sport of weightlifting.

Congratulations to our delegation;

• Omarie Mears ( ) competed on Sunday 10th, in the Men’s 81kg Category. Placing 5th in his group, and 22nd overall in the Championships.

• James Daley ( ) competed on Tuesday 12th in the Men’s 96kg category, placing 5th overall in his group, and 23rd overall in the Championships.

• To Coach Mehmed Fikretov ( ) for Coaching our Athletes at the Championships.

Thank you to those that have supported us and continue to support us on this journey.

Well don’t team Jamaica # IWF World Championships, Riyadh 2023.

We have two athletes competing at the IWF World Championships 2023, hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Swipe to see our athletes, dates, times and where/ how to watch them compete.

Thank you to our sponsors and to everyone that continue to support our team.

📣 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Introducing our team that will represent Jamaica Weightlifting at the upcoming Weightlifting Championships hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 4 - 17th September.

ATHLETES
• Omarie Mears ( ) competing in the men’s 81kg class.

• James Daley ( ) competing in the men’s 96kg class

Supporting our athletes at these championships is Coach Mehmed Fikretov ( ).

Thank you to our international sponsor Mercury Pest Control ( )for sponsoring our athletes to attend the Championships.

From the rest of us at Team Jamaica we would like to wish our athletes and delegation a successful preparation ahead of the championships and every success on competition day.

Thank you to everyone for your continued support.

In partnership with the Pan-American Weightlifting Federation ( )we will be hosting our first ever weightlifting event to promote, grow and introduce the sport of Olympic Weightlifting to Jamaica.

Date: 11 - 13th August
Location: Emancipation Park

*Registration details can be found via link in bio*

Jamaica Weightlifting was represented well by our athletes and coaches. As a federation this was our first appearance at the Central America & Caribbean Games in El Salvador, and we look forward to growing our competitiveness on the international platform.