Indian Weightlifting Federation otherwise known as IWLF, is the national

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overseeing the sport of

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. The headquarters of the Indian

Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...

Federation is in

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. The Federation is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association, New Delhi and is a member of Asian Weightlifting Federation, Tehran and International Weightlifting Federation, Budapest. The present president of IWLF is Sahdev Yadav and the General Secretary of Indian Weightlifting Federation is Anande Gowda.

National events

* Youth * Junior * Senior

Weightlifting in India

References

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