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{{Infobox sport governing body | |||
|name = Indian Weightlifting Federation | |||
|abbrev = IWF | |||
|logo = IWFLOGO.png | |||
|logosize = 135px | |||
|sport = [[Weightlifting]] | |||
}} | |||
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'''Indian Weightlifting Federation''' otherwise known as IWLF, is the national [[Sport governing body|governing body]] overseeing the sport of [[Weightlifting in India|weightlifting]] in [[India]]. The headquarters of the Indian [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] Federation is in [[New Delhi]]. The Federation is affiliated to the [[Indian Olympic Association|Indian Olympic Association, New Delhi]] and is a member of [[Asian Weightlifting Federation|Asian Weightlifting Federation, Tehran]] and [[International Weightlifting Federation|International Weightlifting Federation, Budapest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iwlf.in/about-us.php|title=IWLF|website=www.iwlf.in|access-date=2016-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219065556/http://www.iwlf.in/about-us.php|archive-date=2016-12-19|url-status=live}}</ref> The present president of IWLF is [[ | {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} | ||
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'''Indian Weightlifting Federation''' otherwise known as IWLF, is the national [[Sport governing body|governing body]] overseeing the sport of [[Weightlifting in India|weightlifting]] in [[India]]. The headquarters of the Indian [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] Federation is in [[New Delhi]]. The Federation is affiliated to the [[Indian Olympic Association|Indian Olympic Association, New Delhi]] and is a member of [[Asian Weightlifting Federation|Asian Weightlifting Federation, Tehran]] and [[International Weightlifting Federation|International Weightlifting Federation, Budapest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iwlf.in/about-us.php|title=IWLF|website=www.iwlf.in|access-date=2016-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219065556/http://www.iwlf.in/about-us.php|archive-date=2016-12-19|url-status=live}}</ref> The present president of IWLF is [[Sahdev Yadav]] and the General Secretary of Indian Weightlifting Federation is Anande Gowda. | |||
The Indian Weightlifting Federation was formed in 1935 with Bijoy Chand Mahatab of Bordwan as its first President and NN Bose, as Secretary. It was also affiliated with the Indian Olympic Association and International Weightlifting Federation in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History – IWLF |url=https://iwlf.in/about-us/history/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> The federation sent a team to the Berlin Olympics for the first time in 1936. It was formally registered as a society on 21 November 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us – IWLF |url=https://iwlf.in/about-us/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
== National events == | == National events == | ||