European Weightlifting Federation

Since 2024, the headquarters of the European Weightlifting Federation are located in Zurich, Switzerland.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EWF took away from Russia the right to host the European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Russia in August 2022.^[4]

There are several Commissions of the EWF, including the Athletes Commission, Anti-Doping Commission, Fair Play Commission, Development Commission, and the Women Commission.^[5]

Source:^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Recognized by the IWF in 2021.

1. Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (CWF) (1947):^[11] Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
2. European Small Nations Weightlifting Federation (10 Members) : European Small Nations Weightlifting Championships
3. European Union Weightlifting Federation () : European Union Weightlifting Championships
4. Mediterranean Weightlifting Federation (2005) (12 Members):^[12][13] Mediterranean Weightlifting Championships
5. Nordic Weightlifting Federation (3 Members):^[14] Nordic Weightlifting Championships
6. Francophone Weightlifting Federation () : Francophone Weightlifting Championships
7. River Sava Weightlifting Federation (Central European Weightlifting Federation) (2013):^[10] River Sava Weightlifting Championships (Central European Weightlifting Championships)
8. Balkan Weightlifting Federation (re-establishment: 2024 - After many years of pause) (10 Members): 2025 Balkan Weightlifting Championships ^{[15][16][17][18]}

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There are 49 affiliated National Federations: 46 Full Members (FM) + 3 Associate Members (AM):^[9][20][21]

• International Weightlifting Federation