At the International Women Weightlifting Grand Prix in Luxembourg the two Weightlifting Shop athletes Scheila Meister and Lena Tomkowiak showed strong performances. While Tomkowiak was rewarded with a new PR and the silver medal, the Swiss champion lifted a new national record in the clean and jerk.

Antonio Urso was elected as the new Secretary General and Treasurer of the International Weightlifting Federation. The Italian won the runoff against José Quinones, who had been erroneously declared the winner last Saturday.

From Friday to Monday (July 1-4), male and female athletes from 17 nations will compete at this year’s Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria.

On June 25 and June 26, arguably the most important elections in the history of the International Weightlifting Federation took place However, as insidethegames now reports, a second round of voting will have to take place for one of the key positions due to an incorrect result.

After the election congress of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) took place in Tirana, Albania, in the past two days, Mohamed Jaloud was elected as the new IWF president. He is now expected to safeguard the future of weightlifting with a new team behind him.

On July 1 and 2, the 17th International Women Weightlifting Grand Prix will take place in Dudelange, Luxembourg. Scheila Meister from Switzerland and Lena Tomkowiak from Germany as well as the multiple European and World Champion Loredana Toma from Romania will also compete there.