Norway's strongest electrician suffered a shock when she bombed out of the women’s 87 kilograms at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.

Committee’s (IOC) Refugee Team and when she asked about joining, she was redirected to the IWF Board member Florian

Sperl, who leads the WRT project that was approved in March.She joined the WRT team along with partner

A refugee weightlifter said "my heart and soul are broken" after she missed what was due to be the biggest day of her difficult year.

IWF Board member Florian Sperl, head of the refugee team project and President of the German Weightlifting

A woman who won an Olympic medal for Cameroon and a man who learned how to lift in his native Cuba are among the new British weightlifting champions.

may stop them competing at the World Championships in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia from September 4 to 17.Florian

Sperl, the IWF Board member responsible for the Refugee Team, is still trying to persuade British Members

The President of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation has spoken glowingly about the efforts of Armenia in hosting the European Weightlifting Championships - a week after speculation that the team would withdraw.

level of organisation in Armenia, as did IWF vice-president Attila Adamfi from Hungary and Board member Florian

Sperl from Germany - although they were all unimpressed by the flag incident."

The equipment manufacturer Eleiko has offered to support the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) refugee team by hosting a training camp at its Swedish headquarters.

I am pleased with the way things are going, and Eleiko's offer is very welcome," said Florian Sperl,

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced plans for the creation of a refugees team who will compete at the World Championships in Saudi Arabia in September.

with impressive speed since the idea of creating a team for refugees was first raised last October by Florian

Sperl, a Board member who is President of the German Weightlifting Federation."

IOC refugee team.The IWF Refugee Team was the brainchild of German Weightlifting Federation President Florian

Sperl ©BVDGSperl drew up plans that gained unanimous Board approval at a meeting last month and after

Live TV coverage, shorter competitions and an app that tells you all you need to know are key features of German weightlifting’s "Agenda 2028" project to modernise the sport and make it more attractive to a wider audience.

important part of the bigger picture.This is a big week for Agenda 2028, which was devised a year ago by Florian

Sperl, who was elected BVDG President in 2020.He took the name from the Olympic Movement’s Agenda 2020

Asylum seekers and refugees from the world of weightlifting could soon have their own team set up by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

Florian Sperl, President of the German Weightlifting Federation and an IWF Board member, raised the subject

Florian Sperl, President of the German Weightlifting Federation and an IWF Board member, raised the subject

[/modal][modal title="Florian Sperl" id="florian-sperl"]Germany's Florian Sperl has served as President

There were angry scenes at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections in Tirana today before calm was restored and Mohamed Jaloud was declared the new President of the sport's governing body.

Commission, was also elected to the Board, which features 10 newcomers.The other eight Board members are Florian

Sperl of Germany, Matthew Curtain of Britain, Tom Liaw of Singapore, Mohammed Alharbi of Saudi Arabia

Iran’s top two female weightlifters have both left their homeland for good and want to compete for Germany.

View this post on InstagramA post shared by Parisa Jahanfekr (@parisa.jahanfekr)Florian Sperl, President

Candidates for the Presidency of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) have blamed the current IWF Executive Board for the latest blow to the sport – its removal from the schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

been "greatly harmed" by the Board’s actions, or lack of them, and were now "left in limbo".The German Florian

Sperl, a third Presidential candidate in the delayed elections, also highlighted the need to hold the

Some of weightlifting’s most popular Olympic champions of the 21st century - and a 92-year-old who won Olympic gold nearly 70 years ago - have added their voices to the clarion call for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board to put the sport before their own interests.

Florian Sperl, current president of the German Weightlifting Federation, has posted a video in which

Weightlifting has reached "a do or die moment" in its quest to remain an Olympic Games sport and it is doomed to fail unless the leaders of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) resign en masse.

for the "Reformers" alongside Karoliina Lundahl of Finland, a current IWF Board member, and Germany’s Florian

Sperl, while the "Old Guard" was represented by Coffa, Quinones and the IWF general secretary Mohamed

In less than four weeks the weightlifting programme at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is due to begin.

is crucial that the Member Federations now act pragmatically and in the interest of our sport," said Florian

Sperl, President of the German Weightlifting Federation."