The Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF) is the national governing body to develop and promote the sport of Weightlifting in the Pakistan. The foundation was formed in 1947 and is headquartered in Lahore.
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| Sport | Olympic weightlifting |
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| Abbreviation | PWLF |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Affiliation | International Weightlifting Federation |
| Affiliation date | 1948 |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Weightlifting Federation |
| Headquarters | Lahore |
| Chairman | Brig Zahid Iqbal (Retd) |
| Official website | |
| pwlf | |
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Affiliations
editThe foundation is affiliated with:
National Championship
editWeightlifting is regular part of biannual National Games. The federation organize annual National Weightlifting Championship.[4][5]
Affiliated Bodies
editProvincial
edit- Punjab weightlifting association[6]
- Sindh weightlifting association
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa weightlifting association
- Balochistan weightlifting association
- Islamabad
- Azad Kashmir
Departmental
edit- Pakistan Army
- Pakistan WAPDA
- Pakistan Railways
- Higher education Commission (HEC)
Other
edit- National Women Weightlifting Commission
- Pakistan Weightlifting Coaches Commission
- Pakistan Weightlifitng Referee Commission
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Federations | International Weightlifting Federation
- ^ Federation Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pakistan Sports Board". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "WAPDA seals National Weightlifting Championship - Khilari".
- ^ "National Weightlifting Championship starts".
- ^ "Elections – Pakistan Weightlifting Federation". 5 July 2021.