Eng Khaled Mhahel attend the 2days IWF Executive Board meeting in Tbilisi
in the agenda;
Quota reallocation
IWF Development Program,
2018 IWF Junior World Championships
New Member Federation
Rio 2016

Quota reallocation
The IWF Executive Board voted in principle about the reallocation of 8 Men 11 Women Quota places available (subject to the approval of the IOC).
In order be fair and keep the balance between continents; considering ranking, universality and countries’ representation, (according to the current standing – subject to changes) the redistribution is as follows:

Africa: KEN (M) / MAR (W) MRI (W)
Asia: QAT (M) SRI (M) / IRQ (W) UAE (W)
Europe: GRE (M) ISR (M) / FIN (W) LAT (W) SWE (W)
Oceania: NRU (M) / SOL (W)
Pan-America: CHI (M) GUA (M) / ARG (W) PER (W) URU (W)

IWF Development Program
The IWF continues its ambitious Development Program on 5 continents through financing technical help, education programs and trainings – seminars

2018 IWF Junior World Championships
Choosing among five strong candidates, the IWF Executive Board allocated the hosting right of the 2018 Junior World Championships to Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

New Member Federation
The IWF Executive Board affiliated Burundi as 192nd Member Federation

Good Governance
As discussed and accepted by the ASOIF at its General Assembly, the key governance principles and basic indicators were endorsed and practically applied by the IWF Executive Board in their activities and decision making.

8th Women bodyweight category
According to the IOC Agenda 2020, the IWF Executive Board is fully committed to reach gender equality by introducing an additional bodyweight category for women in order to achieve 8 for Women that would equal the 8 already existing for Men.

Rio 2016
Pedro Meloni, Rio 2016 Weightlifting Sport Manager reported on good progress and advanced stage of preparation in weightlifting at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

THE IWF EXECUTIVE BOARD WISHED A HAPPY OLYMPIC DAY!