Archive from September, 2014

Rio 2016 announces ticket prices for Olympic Games with focus on making event open to all

Ticket prices for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have been announced – and more than half of them will be sold at accessible prices in order to ensure that the event is open to everyone. About 7.5 million tickets will be issued and approximately 3.8 million of these will be available for 70 Brazilian reals (US$30) or less. Price ranges (in Brazilian reais) for all sports and ceremonies are available here. There will be tickets for 717 sports sessions, covering all 28 Olympic sports, plus the opening and closing ceremonies. The range of prices is designed to make tickets as affordable as possible, with the goal of ensuring that the local population has the opportunity to attend events. The cheapest ticket will be priced at 40 Brazilian reals (less than US$20). The announcement was made in a special digital presentation to the Brazilian and international media on Tuesday (16 September) afternoon. The full Rio 2016 Olympic Games Ticket Sales Programme will be unveiled in November 2014, along with the competition schedule and details on how the public can buy tickets. The next step on the spectator’s journey towards participating in the first Olympic Games to be staged in South America will come in November. Fans from all over the world will be able to register on the ticket sales website and indicate which sports interest them. They will then receive tailored news and information on these sports and athletes, as well as other exciting events around the Games, as anticipation builds towards 2016. Brazilian residents will be able to enter the first of two draws for tickets in March 2015. Non-Brazilian residents will be able to apply to buy tickets in their own territories in the first half of 2015 (details will be announced on the ticket sales website at a later date) and then again in January 2016, in the worldwide first-come-first-served online sales

Register for participation in the 2014 World University Championships!

The 4th FISU World University Weightlifting Championships will be held in Chiangmai, Thailand, 5-8 December 2014. The location must be familiar (and evokes pleasant memories) for the Weightlifting Community: the city in Northern Thailand was host to wonderful World Championships in 1997, in 2007, and the 1st Youth WWC in 2009. The accommodation will be the same, the Pang Suan Kaew Hotel, the venue is the North Chiangmai University. Bulletin 1 of WUC (Weightlifting) 2014 – July 2014 Join the competitions with your university student weightlifters aged 18-28 years! Member Federations please contact the University Sports Federation in your country who has the access to the FISU online entry registration system: WUC 2014 Accreditation and Registration (Source: Aniko Nemeth-Mora, FISU

Czech Federation President visited the IWF

The President of the Czech Republic Weightlifting Federation, Petr Krol accompanied by his colleague Laszlo Pasztor paid a visit to Budapest and held discussions with the IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan. Questions were raised with the representatives of each different key area and topics related to education, development and anti-doping were discussed. The Czech Federation is getting prepared for the upcoming 2014 IWF World Championships Almaty, KAZ and the President reported on the long term projects to be put into place for the development of the

Second Technical Visit in Almaty

IWF Director General Attila Adamfi concluded a second technical visit in preparation of the 2014 IWF World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He had several meetings with Omar Mustafin, CEO of the Organizing Committee covering all aspects of the preparation. The Kazakh Weightlifting Federation intends to raise the standard for future organizers higher, as they work on a professional level with an established team of experts on all details related to this important Qualification Event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The training will display an impressive amount of 60 platforms. The installation plan for the venue has also been finalized. Stopping by Astana, Attila Adamfi had the occasion to meet the President of the Kazakh Weightlifting Federation, Zhanat Tussupbekov who guaranteed the high quality of the organization and stated that professional event Management Company (in charge of the organization of the 2013 Boxing World Championships) was appointed to deliver the 2014 IWF World Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Kazakh Federation also presented a long term project for the development of weightlifting in the

World Masters Championships big in Copenhagen

The 2014 IWF Masters World Championships held last week in Copenhagen, Denmark welcomed the large turnout of 539 competitors of which 117 were women. Both the Danish hosts and the supervising IWF Masters Committee, as well as the participants took the Championships very seriously and it was manifest in the high level of technical arrangements and the performances on the stage. Aged 35 to 86 (!), the lifters gave their very best to their beloved sport proving their slogan right: "Weightlifting from the cradle to the grave!" The IWF representatives, Anikó Németh-Móra, Director and Dr. Magdolna Trombitás, Legal Counsel had very constructive meetings with the IWF Masters Committee, in particular with Jan Hinrichsen, Chairman, Lawrie Thownsend, Vice Chairman, Bill Barton, General Secretary and Denise Offermann, Secretary, and witnessed as at the Congress representatives of 44 countries expressed their will to maintain the IWF recognition and collaborate

4th Russian Federation President’s Cup concluded in Noyabrsk, Russia

The 4th Russian Federation President’s Cup – IWF Grand Prix was held successfully with the participation of nearly 50 athletes from 14 countries in Noyabrsk, a city in North Siberia, Russia on 6-7 September, 2014. The prestigous Olympic qualification event was held in the brand new Sport Hall „Zenit” in 75, +75 kg bodyweight categories for women and 94, 105, +105 kg for men. This event was held for the fourth time after Belgorod, Saint-Petersburg and Moscow. At the opening ceremony Mr. Alexandr Mazharov, Deputy Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District and Mrs. Hanna Belotskaya, Mayor of Noyabrsk greeted the audience. Mrs. Eva Balogh, IWF representative handed over a diploma to Mr. Mazharov as a token of appreciation for the support of the event. After a spectacular dance show introducing the traditions of the region, the athletes were in the centre of attention. In 94 kg bodyweight category Egor KLIMONOV, RUS won the prize of 5000 USD. Among women in 75 kg XIE Hongli, CHN was the best. In 105 kg Arturs PLESNIEKS, LAT got a gold medal. The best female athlete in +75 kg became  HARIDY Shaimaa and the strongest man in +105 kg at the competition was Marcin DOLEGA. The trophy of the best team was awarded to Russia. The competition was held at high professional level. The hosts showed the participants one of the largest oil and gas industrial projects of Russia. As a new initiative the city created the Alley of Champions where representatives of the IWF and the participating national teams planted a