Pakistan Weightlifting Federation

Pakistan Weightlifting Federation

Sport	Olympic weightlifting
Abbreviation	PWLF
Founded	1947 (1947)
Affiliation	International Weightlifting Federation
Affiliation date	1948
Regional affiliation	Asian Weightlifting Federation
Headquarters	Lahore
Chairman	Brig Zahid Iqbal (Retd)
Official website
pwlf.net

The Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF) is the national governing body to develop and promote the sport of Weightlifting in the Pakistan. The foundation was formed in 1947 and is headquartered in Lahore.

Affiliations

The foundation is affiliated with:

• International Weightlifting Federation ^[1]
• Asian Weightlifting Federation ^[2]
• Pakistan Sports Board ^[3]
• Pakistan Olympic Association

National Championship

Weightlifting is regular part of biannual National Games. The federation organize annual National Weightlifting Championship. ^{[4] [5]}

Affiliated Bodies

Provincial

• Punjab weightlifting association ^[6]
• Sindh weightlifting association
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa weightlifting association
• Balochistan weightlifting association
• Islamabad
• Azad Kashmir

Departmental

• Pakistan Army
• Pakistan WAPDA
• Pakistan Railways
• Higher education Commission (HEC)

Other

• National Women Weightlifting Commission
• Pakistan Weightlifting Coaches Commission
• Pakistan Weightlifting Referee Commission

External links

• Official Website

References

1. Federations | International Weightlifting Federation
2. Federation Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Pakistan Sports Board". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
4. "WAPDA seals National Weightlifting Championship - Khilari".
5. "National Weightlifting Championship starts".
6. "Elections – Pakistan Weightlifting Federation". 5 July 2021.