Pakistan Weightlifting Federation

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Pakistan Weightlifting Federation
SportOlympic weightlifting
AbbreviationPWLF
Founded1947 (1947)
AffiliationInternational Weightlifting Federation
Affiliation date1948
Regional affiliationAsian Weightlifting Federation
HeadquartersLahore
ChairmanBrig Zahid Iqbal (Retd)
Official website
pwlf.net
Pakistan

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.

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]

  1. ^ Federations | International Weightlifting Federation
  2. ^ Federation Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Pakistan Sports Board". Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  4. ^ "WAPDA seals National Weightlifting Championship - Khilari".
  5. ^ "National Weightlifting Championship starts".
  6. ^ "Elections – Pakistan Weightlifting Federation". 5 July 2021.
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