Revised Olympic Qualification System for Weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 Published 05/05/21 Lausanne, 5 May 2021; The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) yesterday welcomed the publication of the revised Olympic Qualification System, developed in agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Adjustments had become necessary in order to reflect the circumstances of the pandemic. “As Tokyo 2020 approaches, athletes deserve as much certainty as we can all provide for them. The IWF would like to thank the IOC for approving a revised Olympic Qualification System for weightlifting that will contribute to this kind of certainty,” said IWF Interim President Dr Michael Irani. “The revised Olympic Qualification System also stays true to the principles that brought widespread praise: clean nations will still be rewarded with the greatest possible opportunities to qualify athletes. Qualifying lifters must also have competed regularly across a significant period of time, ensuring they are subject to appropriate in-competition and out-of-competition doping controls.”