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IWF Chief hails Qatar’s excellence in hosting top tier weightlifting events

Gulf-Times 23 Dec 2025
President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Mohammed Hassan Jalood, has lauded Qatar for its exceptional contribution to the growth and promotion of weightlifting at the international, continental and Arab levels.
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IWF presents commemorative shirts to China Weightlifting Museum

Xinhua 11 Nov 2025
The city, birthplace of many of China's renowned lifters, will host the weightlifting events at the country's 15th National Games.■. Comments. Comments (0). Send. You may like ... GLOBALink ... IWF presents commemorative shirts to China Weightlifting Museum. .
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The fundamental importance of women in leadership

Moneyweb 07 Nov 2025
Margaret Nienaber, chief operating officer at Standard Bank Group, discusses the themes of this year's International Women’s Forum Cornerstone Conference taking place in Cape Town and reflects on the vital role of women in leadership ... .
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IWF confirms new categories for LA28

Inside The Games 04 Nov 2025
The IWF has selected the following 12 bodyweight categories that will be contested at the LA 2028 Olympics ... They became official after ratification by the IWF Athletes Commission.
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IWF Korea hosts Career Bridge 2025 camp to help youth build global career networks

Korea Times 03 Nov 2025
The International Women’s Forum (IWF) Korea hosted Career Bridge 2025 — Youth Career Camp in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, on Friday, bringing together around 100 job seekers and aspiring ...
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IWF Korea hosts Career Bridge 2025 camp to help youth build global networks

Korea Times 03 Nov 2025
The International Women’s Forum (IWF) Korea hosted Career Bridge 2025 — Youth Career Camp in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, on Friday, bringing together around 100 job seekers and aspiring ...
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IWF names new Olympic divisions, Chanu’s weight class dropped

Hindustan Times 03 Nov 2025
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Monday ratified the Olympic weight classes for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with Mirabai Chanu’s 49kg class excluded from the programme ... Chanu’s 49kg division, however, will remain in key IWF meets.
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British Weight Lifting unsettled by IWF conduct

Inside The Games 18 Oct 2025
The significance of the BWL's position is amplified by the fact that Matthew Curtain, the chief executive officer of British Weight Lifting, is also a current member of the IWF Executive Board.
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IWF World Championships conclude as Armenian, S. Korean lifters triumph in super heavyweight

Xinhua 12 Oct 2025
11 (Xinhua) -- Varazdat Lalayan of Armenia and South Korea's Park Hye-jeong emerged as the biggest winners in the super-heavyweight categories on the final day of the IWF World Championships on Saturday.
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Uzbekistan lifter dominates men's 110kg with two world records at IWF World Championships

Xinhua 11 Oct 2025
10 (Xinhua) -- Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan set two world records and dominated the men's 110kg category at the IWF World Championships here on Friday ... ■. Uzbekistan lifter dominates men's 110kg with two world records at IWF World Championships. .
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U.S. Olympic champion Reeves sets three world records at IWF World Championships

China.dot.org 09 Oct 2025
8 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Olivia Lynn Reeves of the United States asserted her dominance in the women's 77kg category, storming to three gold medals and setting three world records at the IWF World Weightlifting Championships on Wednesday.
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Ando lifts way to bronze in IWF World Championships

The Philippine Star 06 Oct 2025
Two-time Olympian weightlifter Elreen Ann Ando is starting to become like someone she had envisioned herself to be — a legitimate medal contender in the 2028 edition of the quadrennial event in Los Angeles ....
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Small city, big lift: IWF president praises Forde

China.dot.org 06 Oct 2025
5 (Xinhua) -- In a tranquil fjord town surrounded by mountains and water, the 2025 IWF World Weightlifting Championships have turned Forde into the sport's global focal point ... The IWF will announce the Olympic weight categories on Oct.
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