Sport Weightlifting Abbreviation WFRK Affiliation IWF | Jurisdiction Kazakhstan Founded 1935 (1935) Headquarters 2, Samal-1, Almaty | |
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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.
References
Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA