Kimberly Walford, IPF Assistant Secretary General Runs for WADA Athlete Council to Advocate for Clean Sport
Kimberly Walford, Assistant Secretary-General of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), is a candidate for the WADA Athlete Council. Representing an AIMS member federation, Kimberly brings extensive experience as an athlete, administrator, and advocate for clean sport. Kimberly has a distinguished powerlifting career, earning multiple titles, including seven IPF Open World Classic Powerlifting Championships and three […]
World Powerlifting Comes to a Thrilling Conclusion at the 2024 World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships in Iceland
The 2024 World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships concluded in Reykjavik, Iceland, with an extraordinary display of strength, camaraderie, and sportsmanship. As the grand finale of the year’s world championship calendar, the event showcased the pinnacle of equipped powerlifting, bringing together 238 elite lifters from across the globe. Among them were 19 Special Olympics athletes, whose […]
FISU World University Championship in Powerlifting kicks off in Tartu, Estonia
The International Powerlifting Federation is pleased to announce that the first FISU World University Championship in Powerlifting will start today in Tartu, Estonia. More than 200 athletes from over 20 countries will be competing to become the first FISU World University Champions in our sport. This is another milestone for the International Powerlifting Federation and […]
UNITED THROUGH SPORTS AND IPF SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
United Through Sports and IPF sign Memorandum of Understanding Luxembourg/Bangkok, 9 April 2021 Recently the IPF and United Through Sports (UTS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the cooperation in developing sport for underprivileged young sports kids as well as for people with a handicap. During the signing of the MOU, AIMS and […]
POWERLIFTING SUPERSTAR 2ND RUNNER-UP
POWERLIFTING SUPERSTAR 2ND RUNNER-UP Four-times The World Games Champion Larysa Soloviova’s sports career began at the age of six, and in all ten school years she was active in gymnastics, where she reached the level of Master of Sports in the Ukraine. However in 1995 the gymnastics club in her town was closed. “I had to think seriously […]
The Role Of Women In Sport
Sport is a powerful platform for the empowerment of woman, girls and gender equality. Gender equality, must be a basic human right, and, a fundamental principle of any recognised sport. Over that last years we have all been part in promoting gender equality for all our athletes and within the international federation rightfully more […]
IPF: The Power to Lift Others Up
Powerlifting, is fast growing in popularity, with IPF being the sole world recognised organisation in the world of sport. Powerlifting is a sport for all, in which the athletes take centre stage in every part of the pyramid, regardless if you chose do it as a way of life or at elite competitive levels. […]
AIMS President Takes Part in The IPF Championships 2019
IPF President Gaston Parage and the IPF family invited AIMS President Stephan Fox to Dubai for the United Through Sports; United in Powerlifting Forum as a guest speaker. Mr Fox was also invited to the IPF Championships where he congratulated Mr Parage for his re-election as IPF President and for the newly elected board. President […]
Congratulations to the President of IPF
The AIMS family would like to congratulate Gaston Parage on the re-election as the President of International Powerlifting Federation. We wish you continued success in developing IPF and building a better world through sport and we look forward to our continued cooperation.
Thai Powerlifting in full power
It started at the SportAccord Convention 2018 in Bangkok that the Thai Powerlifting showcased their sport to the Thai public with the full support of the International Powerlifting Federation, AIMS and United Through Sports initiative. From then on, international championships have been organised under the energetic management of Mr John Coyle and close cooperation with […]