Mohammed Jalood elected as new president of the International Weightlifting Federation

Mohammed Jalood elected as new president of the International Weightlifting Federation

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: July 01 2022

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  • Mohammed Jalood has been elected as the new IWF President.
  • Iraqi official Jalood has also served as IWF general secretary for the past five years.
  • Jalood is the first permanent president since Tamás Aján stepped down in 2020 after 44 years.
  • Jaloud, one of 11 candidates for the presidency, was a weightlifter himself for 13 years, and also holds citizenship status in Kazakhstan.
  • Ursula Garza Papandrea is the first female vice president of the IWF.
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