Archive from 2012

New leadership of EWF elected

The European Weightlifting Federation held its Electoral Congress on 8th April 2012 in Antalya, Turkey. A record number of delegations (47 out of a membership of 49) were present. The lineup of distinguished guests included IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan and IWF Executive Board Members representing other continents, like Pan-American President Willian Ozuna, Asian Vice President Maj. Gen, Intarat Yodbangtoey and Boukar Tikire from Africa. The Congress delegates voted to elect the officials of the European Weightlifting Federation for the next 4-year cycle. In a close battle with his Romanian colleague Nicu Vlad, Dr. Antonio Urso (ITA) won the right to serve another four years as President. For the General Secretary's position between two candidates the majority of votes went to Dr. Hasan Akkus (TUR) as opposed to Dr. Christian Baumgartner (GER). As the only candidate, Marino Ercolani Casadei (SMR) was elected to EWF Treasurer. Vice Presidents: Petr Krol (CZE), Emilio Estarlik (ESP), Benny Johansson (SWE), Steve Cannon (GBR), Alexander Kurlovich (BLR) Executive Board Members: Damianos Hadjidamianou (CYP), Eli Sadres (ISR), Nedelcho Kolev (BUL), Jan Talts (EST), Tryggve Duun (NOR), Esat Ademi (ALB) - with further two members to be elected by the Executive

Dr. Andres Pina del Rosario passed away

The International Weightlifting Federation has been informed by the Pan American Weightlifting (PAWF) about the death of Dr. Andres Pina del Rosario who was recently elected as Member of the PAWF Medical Committee and was a memorable doctor of the Dominican Olympic Committee. The Weightlifting Family expresses its deepest condolences to Dr. Pina’s relatives and to the Dominican Weightlifting

Weightlifting Fiji gained special recognition in the country

The IWF wishes to congratulate Weightlifting FIJI that won the award of Best Sports Federation title in the country. The President, Atma Maharaj and his office have done tremendous work in order to bring weightlifting into the center of attention in the Fijian sport life. Through this development, weightlifting is now highly recognized and well represented in Fiji. Ms. Maria Liku (58kg bodyweight category) triple gold medallist at the recent Pacific Games held in New Caledonia was elected Best Female Athlete of the Year 2011 in

African Qualification Event – Competition for the Olympic Quota is on

The first Continental Qualification Championships ended on the African Continent yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya. According to the Non-Final Results, the following countries obtained 1 Olympic Quota: Women: NGR, TUN, CMR, MAD Men: ALG, TUN, CMR, RSA, NGR Click here for the

London 2012 Olympic Games

Main Qualification Women / Men African Qualification 2012 Women / Men European Qualification 2012 Women / Men Asian Qualification 2012 Women International Olympic Committee (IOC) Guidelines Presentation on the Authorised Identifications for the London 2012 Olympic

Comments from fellow IFs on the Anti-Doping fight in sports

Hansjorg Wirz, European Athletics President: “It’s about quantity and quality of controls” "The battle is demanding but European Athletics will continue to be a relentless and leading organisation in this battle to secure fairness in sport. We are 100 percent behind the IAAF, the world governing body for athletics, the International Olympic Committee and WADA in the fight against doping in athletics. Athletes who cheat should never be comfortable that they will avoid detection, and today we are more equipped than ever to catch these cheats who bring disrepute to our sport. We strive to provide the best possible environment for drug-free competition at all European Athletics events. We must ensure a clean sport and fairness amongst all competitors. One way is to search for cheating athletes through doping controls. As part of European Athletics’ drive to eradicate doping from our sport, we are continuously increasing and improving the quality of controls in all our events with pre and in-competition tests, and also educating our athletes in this area." Read more