Bahrain has been awarded the 2024 International Weightlifting
Federation (IWF) World Championships only eight months after hosting
its first major competition.
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Women weightlifters from countries where the sport was men-only until
a few years ago have taken important roles at the Asian Weightlifting
Federation, which is striving for a better gender balance as part of
its reform strategy.
Two Olympic gold medallists and a world champion were among the
weightlifters who took to the streets this week to help promote the
sport in Bahrain and raise the credentials of the Gulf nation as a
future host of international competitions.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran Weightlifting Federation caretaker Sajjad Anoushiravani was elected as a member of Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) Executive Board.