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 edit
The foundation is affiliated with:
National Championship edit
Weightlifting is regular part of biannual National Games. The federation organize annual National Weightlifting Championship.[4][5]
Affiliated Bodies edit
Provincial 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 edit
References edit
- ^ Federations | International Weightlifting Federation
- ^ Federation Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pakistan Sports Board". Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "WAPDA seals National Weightlifting Championship - Khilari".
- ^ "National Weightlifting Championship starts".
- ^ "Elections – Pakistan Weightlifting Federation". 5 July 2021.