Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Sport Weightlifting
Jurisdiction Kazakhstan
Abbreviation WFRK
Founded 1935 (1935)
Affiliation IWF
Headquarters 2, Samal-1, Almaty
President Zhanat Tusupbekov
Official website
www.wfrk.kz
Kazakhstan

Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (WFRK) (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының ауыр атлетика федерациясы) is the governing body for the sport of weightlifting in Kazakhstan.

History

Officially, the development of weightlifting in Kazakhstan begins in 1935. The first Republican championship held in 1937. In 1954, became the starting point for Kazakh weightlifters in the direction of establishing global and all-Union records.[1]

References

  1. "History of Federation". Kazakhstan Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
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