The IWF is the controlling body of the sport of weightlifting with the following objectives:
organise, control and develop the sport of weightlifting on an international scale;
assist National Federations in their activities;
establish the rules of weightlifting;
control and regulate all organised international weightlifting events;
supervise the activities of continental and regional federations according to the IWF Constitution, Bye-Laws and Rules.
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