The IWF has announced the members of its interim Athletes’ Commission, which will represent the interests of athletes on various IWF committees and have some say in changes to the IWF.
All members of the commission must be active or recently retired athletes in weightlifting. There are two members from each continent, one male, one female, plus a Chair.
The interim commission will serve until after the rescheduled Olympic Games in 2021.
The members named are:
| Chair | Great Britain | Sarah Davies |
| Africa | Ghana | Forrester Christopher OSEI |
| South Africa | Mona PRETORIUS | |
| Asia | China | Lyu XIAOJUN |
| Japan | Hiromi MIYAKE | |
| Europe | Germany | Jurgen SPIESS |
| France | Dora TCHAKOUNTE | |
| Oceania | Australia | Damon KELLY |
| New Zealand | Megan Ann SIGNAL | |
| Pan America | Brazil | Fernando REIS |
| Cuba | Marina de la Caridad RODRIGUEZ MITJAN |