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IWF to reduce number of categories from June next year
The New Indian Express Thrissur
|December 07, 2024
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to reduce the number of weight categories in both the men's and women's sections from 10 to 8 from June next year following a proposal by its Innovation Commission.
The 55kg category in men's section will be scrapped and competitions will start from 60kg, with categories in the 70s, 80s and 90s also being altered.
This story is from the December 07, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Thrissur.
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