Indian Weightlifting Federation

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Indian Weightlifting Federation
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Sport Weightlifting
AbbreviationIWF
Affiliation International Weightlifting Federation
Regional affiliation Asian Weightlifting Federation
Official website
iwlf.in

Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) is the national governing body overseeing the sport of weightlifting in India. The headquarters of the federation is in New Delhi. The Federation is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association and is a member of Asian Weightlifting Federation and International Weightlifting Federation. [1] The current president of IWLF is Sahdev Yadav and Anande Gowda in the general secretary .

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The IWLF was formed in 1935 with Bijay Chand Mahtab of Burdwan as its first President and NN Bose, as Secretary. It was also affiliated with the Indian Olympic Association and International Weightlifting Federation in the same year. [2] The federation sent a team to the Berlin Olympics for the first time in 1936. It was formally registered as a society on 21 November 1960. [3]

National events

Weightlifting in India

References

  1. ↑ "IWLF". www.iwlf.in. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "History – IWLF" . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "About us – IWLF" . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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