Some of the Irish Senior team went to a training camp in preparation for the upcoming European Senior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They went to INSEP, (the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance) in Paris, France. After some social media postings by INSEP, some of the Irish Senior team were invited & able to [...]
The European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) Executive Board (EB) recently published developments in forming the EWF Athletes Commission under the new EWF Constitution. Seán Brown was among the applicants who went through a rigorous vetting process. During the process, particular interest was put on the lack of any doping violations during the athletes careers to date. [...]
April 2023 awarded goes to Thammy Nguyen! Thammy Nguyen earned her recognition at the European Senior Weightlifting Championships in Armenia. She won a bronze medal and became the first Irish competitor to win a senior medal in the event for Weightlifting Ireland. 🥉 The awards ceremony was hosted today in Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel. Everyone at [...]
Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that Tham Nguyen was successful in here application for funding from the PARIS 2024 MAKE A DIFFERENCE FUND. Athletes targeting both the Summer Olympics in Paris 2024 and the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina 2026 will benefit from the fund which will support applications detailing projects from training camps [...]
Weightlifting Ireland (WI) are excited to announce our partnership agreement with Gripped_Tape for 2023/2024. Gripped_Tape will now be the official tape recommended & chosen by WI. Gripped_Tape will support the weightlifting community and all it's athletes from development, national and international level. Ensuring they have the highest quality thumb tape on the market to enhance [...]
Weightlifting Ireland are giving back to our members and are holding a Members Only Christmas Draw!Please click here to complete the form to be in with a chance to win the prizes below:🔹4 Free Weightlifting Ireland 2021 Membership 🔹4 Free Entries to Weightlifting Ireland Competitions🔹4 Weightlifting Ireland T-Shirts🔹4 Eleiko T-Shirts🔹2 Eleiko Hoodies-------Christmas Draw Rules: Closing [...]
Weightlifting Ireland are holding an Affiliate Club Christmas Draw. Prizes include: 🔹1 x ZKC IWF Training Bar🔹2 x Sets of DHS Olympic Bumpers🔹2 x 7kg Technique Bars🔹2 x 2.5kg Technique Discs To entre, please click the link here to access the form.⛄ Members Only Christmas Draw announced next week! Closing date for entry is the [...]
