2024 IWF Junior Worlds: Preliminary Entries must be submitted by June 19!

Until this Wednesday, June 19, IWF Member Federations can still send their Preliminary Entries for the 2024 IWF World Junior Championships, to be held in Leon (ESP), from September 19-27.

As per the regulations of the competition, preliminary entries should be submitted three months before the start of the event, while on August 19 (one month prior to the Championships’ kick-off), the IWF should receive the Final Entries of those wishing to take part in the Spanish showcase. Finally, on September 5, the Verification of Final Entries (for the establishment of the Start Book) will be done.

At this stage, and for the purpose of the preliminary entries, each Member National Federation can register up to 20 athletes per gender (then to be reduced to a maximum of 10 lifters per gender + two reserves) during the final entry submission on August 19. By that date, participating Member Federations must transfer 100% of the total payment related with entry and accommodation fees to the Organising Commission of the Leon 2024 IWF World Junior Championships.

Entries can only be done through the IWF Online Entry System at https://mf.iwf.sport

After the preliminary entries are done, no more athletes can be registered for the competition, as in accordance with article 5.5.16 of the IWF Anti-Doping Rules, the whereabouts of the athletes submitted for the Championships must be done at a minimum of three months before the relevant event. In case of failure to submit this information, athletes for whom the whereabouts have not been submitted shall be declared ineligible to take part in the competition.

Moreover, as of January 1, 2024 the new anti-doping rules also include a categorisation of the Member National Federations, with the associated obligations for each of the categories.

Please find here and here all the information related to the Member Federations’ categorisation.