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About the Federation

The Saudi Weightlifting Federation was founded in 1980 to oversee the sport of weightlifting across all its categories and its male and female athletes.

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The Saudi Weightlifting Federation was founded in 1980 (1400 AH) and oversees the sport of weightlifting across all its categories and its male and female athletes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The federation is keen to widen participation in this sport, to support it to the greatest extent possible, and to achieve accomplishments at both the regional and international levels.

Our Vision

To raise Saudi weightlifting onto continental and world podiums, and to build a broad base of male and female athletes and clubs in every region of the Kingdom.

Our Mission

To oversee the sport of weightlifting across all its categories, to organise its competitions, to develop its male and female athletes, referees and coaches, and to represent the Kingdom in international arenas. The federation supports more than 36 teams and clubs across the Kingdom’s regions.

Women’s Committee

The federation’s Women’s Committee includes Dr. Mashael Houbani and is concerned with developing women’s participation in weightlifting. International referee Reem Ahmed Hazazi is the first Saudi female referee in the sport.

Mission & vision

Why we exist.

Our mission

To grow, govern and safeguard weightlifting — a fair, transparent and inspiring pathway from a lifter's first session to the championship platform.

Our vision

A Kingdom where weightlifting is accessible, trusted and celebrated — clean, data-driven and open to anyone with the will to compete.

Structure

How the federation is organised.

Authority flows from the general assembly to an elected board, supported by standing committees and an independent integrity unit.

General Assembly

The supreme body — approves statutes, budgets and the strategic plan.

Member clubs & regions

Executive Board

Elected members set policy, ratify calendars and oversee the secretariat.

Chaired by the President

Integrity Unit

Independent of the board — anti-doping, results management and conduct cases.

Reports to the Assembly

Technical Committee

Sets competition rules, equipment specifications and the certification of records.

Technical delegates

Athletes' Commission

Elected by lifters, for lifters — a guaranteed voice on the board.

Athlete representatives

Development & Grants

Allocates funding to grassroots programmes and emerging clubs.

Development office

Our history

A federation in motion.

1980

Founding

The federation is established to govern the sport across the Kingdom.

1996

First national championship

A nationwide meet sets the template for the modern competition calendar.

2010

Clean-sport programme

Anti-doping and results management become a fully independent unit.

2019

National record register

Every sanctioned result begins flowing into a public, auditable record book.

2026

A national platform

The federation reaches its widest reach yet — clubs in every region.

A weightlifting competition platform
Statutes & affiliation

Open by design.

Our governing documents are public. Anyone — member, lifter or partner — can review how the federation operates.