International Weightlifting Federation
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The International Weightlifting Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of Olympic weightlifting, including international competitions and rules.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| International Weightlifting Federation canonical | 2 |
| Fédération Haltérophile Internationale | 1 |
| Olympic weightlifting | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3528774 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Weightlifting Federation Context triple: [Lausanne, hosts, International Weightlifting Federation]
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A.
International Gymnastics Federation
The International Gymnastics Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating competitive gymnastics disciplines worldwide.
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B.
Olympic International Federation
An Olympic International Federation is a global governing body that oversees a specific sport on the Olympic program, setting its rules, organizing major competitions, and working with the International Olympic Committee.
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C.
International Amateur Athletic Federation
The International Amateur Athletic Federation, now known as World Athletics, is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of athletics, including track and field, road running, and race walking.
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D.
Union Académique Internationale
The Union Académique Internationale is a global federation of national academies dedicated to advancing collaborative research and publications in the humanities and social sciences.
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E.
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia is the governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting multi-sport events and Olympic-related activities among Asian nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Weightlifting Federation Target entity description: The International Weightlifting Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of Olympic weightlifting, including international competitions and rules.
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A.
International Gymnastics Federation
The International Gymnastics Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating competitive gymnastics disciplines worldwide.
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B.
Olympic International Federation
An Olympic International Federation is a global governing body that oversees a specific sport on the Olympic program, setting its rules, organizing major competitions, and working with the International Olympic Committee.
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C.
International Amateur Athletic Federation
The International Amateur Athletic Federation, now known as World Athletics, is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of athletics, including track and field, road running, and race walking.
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D.
Union Académique Internationale
The Union Académique Internationale is a global federation of national academies dedicated to advancing collaborative research and publications in the humanities and social sciences.
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E.
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia is the governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting multi-sport events and Olympic-related activities among Asian nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
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international sports federation ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
modern Olympic Games
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surface form:
Summer Olympic Games
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| collaboratesWith | World Anti-Doping Agency ⓘ |
| defines |
age categories in weightlifting
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competition formats in weightlifting ⓘ qualification standards for World Championships ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
International Weightlifting Federation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fédération Haltérophile Internationale
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| foundedAs | Amateur Athletes World Union ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| governs | world records in weightlifting ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
clean and jerk
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snatch ⓘ |
| hasMemberFederations | national weightlifting federations ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lausanne, Switzerland ⓘ |
| maintainsListOf |
IWF athlete rankings
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world weightlifting records ⓘ |
| memberOf | Association of Summer Olympic International Federations ⓘ |
| monitors |
compliance of member federations with anti-doping rules
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eligibility of athletes for international competitions ⓘ |
| numberOfMemberFederationsApprox | 190+ ⓘ |
| organizes | qualification system for Olympic Games in weightlifting ⓘ |
| overseesCompetition |
IWF Grand Prix
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IWF World Junior Championships ⓘ world youth championships ⓘ
surface form:
IWF World Youth Championships
World Weightlifting Championships ⓘ |
| previousHeadquartersLocation |
Budapest
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surface form:
Budapest, Hungary
|
| publishes |
anti-doping regulations
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calendar of international weightlifting events ⓘ technical and competition rules handbook ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| regulates |
anti-doping rules in weightlifting
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bodyweight categories in weightlifting ⓘ technical rules of weightlifting ⓘ |
| setsRulesFor |
Olympic weightlifting events
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international weightlifting competitions ⓘ |
| shortName | IWF ⓘ |
| sportGoverned |
Olympic weightlifting
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weightlifting ⓘ |
| supervises | continental weightlifting federations ⓘ |
| website | https://iwf.sport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: International Weightlifting Federation Description of subject: The International Weightlifting Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of Olympic weightlifting, including international competitions and rules.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
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hasMember
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International Weightlifting Federation
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this entity surface form:
Olympic weightlifting
International Weightlifting Federation
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formerlyKnownAs
→
International Weightlifting Federation
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Fédération Haltérophile Internationale