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Weightlifting mournes the death of Dr. Mahmoud Hussien Shoukry

The International Weightlifting Federation and the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation mourns the death of Dr. Mahmoud Hussien Shoukry and his wife who tragically passed away in a car accident.

Member of the IWF Scientific and Research Committee from 1988-2000, Member of the IWF Executive Board from 2005-2009, Dr. Mahmoud Hussien Shoukry was Member of the IWF Technical Committee since 2009.

Born in 1947, he held function the President of the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation in past cycles and was awarded with the IWF Silver Order in 2010.

Weightlifting Family lost an outstanding personality and a great expert. Our sympathy and condolences goes to his Family and to the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation.