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Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
SportWeightlifting
JurisdictionKazakhstan
AbbreviationWFRK
Founded1935 (1935)
AffiliationIWF
Headquarters2, Samal-1, Almaty
PresidentZhanat Tusupbekov
Official website
wfrk.kz
Kazakhstan

Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (WFRK; Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының ауыр атлетика федерациясы, Qazaqstan Respýblıkasynyń aýyr atletıka federatsııasy) is the governing body for the sport of weightlifting in Kazakhstan.

History

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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

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