The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is a permanent non-profit organization that organizes the World Weightlifting Championships, a 3-day event for weightlifting tournaments. The event will commence from 16th September and will end on 25th September 2019.

HISTORY

It was first held in March 1891 in London, the United Kingdom with only 7 athletes from the 6 countries mentioned. The competitors where champions from Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, Brussels, and Berlin attending the three-day event. Edward Lawrence Levy from England won the very first World Weightlifting Championship.

The weightlifting tournaments held during the Summer Olympics from 1964 to 1984 are counted as World Weightlifting Championships of the corresponding year.

A separate championship was added for  Womens in 1987 and combined event held for both mens and womens categories since 1991.

Currently the event has 15 weight categories 8 for men and 7 for women. In the mens categories, 56 kg is the lightest and +105 kg the heaviest while the womens categories, 48 kg the lightest and +75 kg for the heaviest.

Overall, the most successful countries have been China, Soviet Union and Bulgaria.

ORGANISERS

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 187 member nations. The IWF president is Tams Ajn of Hungary.

Originally called the Fdration Haltphile International (FHI), it changed its name to IWF between the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Its affiliated continental federations are:

• Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA);
• Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF);
• European Weightlifting Federation (EWF);
• Oceania Weightlifting Federation (OWF);
• Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF).

Terms and Conditions of Participation

Accredited Participants athletes, team officials, technical officials (TOs), media, guests, etc. must:

• Acknowledge and fully comply with IWF Constitution and By-Laws, TCRR, Anti-Doping Policy (ADP)
• Abide by all reasonable directions given by the IWF, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), TOs.
• Assign with full title guarantee in perpetuity to the IWF all rights of any nature in any such recordings
• Accept any prize or award given by IWF and/or LOC/sponsors, and will attend all special award 

• ceremonies where prizes or awards are presented
• Attend a Press Conference upon request of the IWF/LOC
• Not participate in, support, or promote illegal betting
• Participate in the Event at their own risk and take all reasonable measures to protect from any risk
• Be responsible for all property they bring into the Event the IWF and/or LOC shall have no  responsibility for any loss or damage of this property
• Irrevocably release IWF & LOC from liability for any loss, injury, or damage that they may suffer in  relation to their participation in the Event
• Guarantee that they participate in the Event with the permission of their parent(s) or guardian(s) in  case they are minors
• Acknowledge that by not following the above mentioned terms and conditions, sanctions may be  imposed
• Be a Member Federation of the IWF in good standing.
• Agree that entry is subject to payment of all fees inclusive of entry, anti-doping, accommodation,  food and transportation payment prior to use of any LOC or IWF facility, or for airport transfers.

• Acknowledge that no accommodation or arrangement is guaranteed until full payment is received in advance
• Agree that the use of syringes is banned in all areas of the 2019 IWF Youth World Championships, inclusive of accommodation areas
• Acknowledge that Member Federations participating in the 2019 IWF Youth World Championships do so at own risk
• Acknowledge that no outside food and beverages will be permitted in the hotel public areas or inside the training and competition venue due to health and safety reasons
• Undertake full moral and financial responsibility of their registered/accredited delegates with regard to their health and wellness, and in the case of accidents or damages not attributable to the LOC.

Eligibility

Participating Athletes must be born between 2006 and 2002. In accordance with Article 5.6.5 of the IWF Anti- Doping Policy an Athlete who is not listed on the IMF's Registered Testing Pool but wishes to participate in an IWF Event shall provide accurate and complete whereabouts information as set out in Annex I of the International Standard for Testing and Investigations for a period of at least three months (Youth World Championships) prior to the event in question. An Athlete who does not comply with this provision is not eligible to compete at the IWF Event. Athletes who wish to compete at the IWF Youth World Championships shall submit their whereabouts information for the period outlined above at the latest on 8 DECEMBER 2018.

 Event Categories

Men: 49kg / 55kg / 61kg / 67kg / 73kg / 81kg / 89kg / 96kg / 102kg / +102kg

Women: 40kg / 45kg / 49kg / 55kg / 59kg / 64kg / 71kg / 76kg / 81kg / +81kg

Awards

Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and the Total in each body weight category. Trophies will be awarded to the best six teams respectively for both Mens and Womens competitions in accordance with IWF Team Classification. The Organizing Committee shall award Best Lifter Titles in the Mens and Womens events

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