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Coaching course in Kenya

Kenya Amateur Weightlifting Association with the assistance of the International Weightlifting Federation organized a Level 1 and Level 2 coaching course in Nairobi, Kenya from 16th to 21st July 2018. The course was presented by Dr. Kyle Pierce, IWF Coaching and Research Committee member. The 16 participants included experienced and new coaches as well. After the theoretical and practical sessions of the course, they took a 50 question multiple choice test in order to become an IWF Certified Club Coach. The Club Coach Course is primarily intended for new coaches. It provides them the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to safely and correctly teach the sport of Weightlifting. The content covers several areas including safety, basic sports science, teaching and coaching principles, a method for teaching beginners’ basic training and competition lifts, training programs for beginners, organizing simple Weightlifting competitions, and anti-doping. Additional presentations were made on the topics of Bioenergetics, Periodization, Recovery Methods (with a focus on Nutrition), Dietary Supplements, Technique of the Competition Lifts, Sports Psychology Issues, and Youth Resistance Training including Long-term Athlete Development. As the new Qualification System for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo in 2020 comes into force on 1st November 20018, it was also presented. Besides the lessons conducted by Dr. Pierce, Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) gave lectures on the Doping Control Process, Anti-Doping Rules Violation, Prohibited Substances, Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), Nutrition, Supplements, and the Consequences of Doping. All presentations were outstanding and kept the attention of the course participants throughout. Kenya Amateur Weightlifting Association was grateful for the successful conclusion of the course and thanked to the IWF to make this course

Youth Indonesia Weightlifting Championships

The Youth Indonesia Weightlifting Championships were held from July 29 to August 6 at the Gor Ngurah Rai venue in Denpasar, Bali. Altogether there were 160 participants from the following countries: Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The competition was made possible through the funding of the Ministry of Youth and Sport Indonesia and spectators had the opportunity to witness a very good standard competition among the countries present. In the 56 kg the competition was tight between athletes from Indonesia and Thailand. Thailand did well in all the categories they competed winning gold however the Indonesian and Philippines youth competitors displayed great talent as well. Medals were awarded for the snatch, clean& jerk and the total. Many countries have earmarked their willingness to compete at next year's edition. Major Genral Intarat Yodbangtoey, IWF 1st Vice President and Boossaba Yodbangtoey, AWF General Secretary also participated at the event. On the last day, a coach and administrators’ seminar was also organized with special focus on the new bodyweight categories, the Olympic qualification and the very important topic of Anti-doping and athlete’s whereabouts. Source: Aveenash Pandoo, IWF Coaching & Research Committee

2018 Eleiko Email International Club Tournament

The Eleiko Email International Club Tournament which concluded on August 3rd with 703 participants (404 men and 299 women), was a great success for club lifters. Congratulations to the first three Clubs placing in the team points for men and the first three Clubs placing in the team points for women. Each club will receive an Eleiko training set. The first three clubs ranking in the men team event are: The Cougars Club from Australia, the Taborio Club from Kiribati and the Rocks Club from Nauru. The first three clubs ranking in the women team event are: The Cougars Club from Australia, the Rocks Club from Nauru and the Functional Strenght Club from New Zealand. The Oceania Weightlifting Federation wishes to thank all the clubs who took part in this year’s tournament as well as Eleiko and IWF and congratulates the individual winners. Source: Paul Coffa, OWF General Secretary — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Brandi Darby first blind lifter to place at a USA Weightlifting national competition

Pittsburgh native Brandi Darby made history at USA Weightlifting’s American Open Series 2 in Valley Forge, PA. At 36-years-old, she became the first legally blind lifter in recent history to win any medal at a national level weightlifting competition, earning a silver and two bronze medals in the women’s over 35 category. Darby competed in the 90kg weight class. Her best lifts were a 65kg Snatch and a 70kg Clean and Jerk, bringing her total to 135kg (third place). Despite this accomplishment, Brandi says she’s never aspired to win medals in the sport, but rather be an example to others who may be hesitant to try weightlifting because of a disability. “There are a lot of us who don’t have the confidence to try this or any sport because the challenges seem bigger than the possibilities,” Darby told USA Weightlifting. Like many of today’s weightlifting stars, Darby found the Olympic lifts through CrossFit. “We had a love hate relationship,” she said of the CrossFit classes she took while in college. “One day I came in and saw an 800m run on the board and died a little inside.” With a disdain for running, she signed up for the Olympic lifting classes instead. “It was love at first lift,” Darby said. “They sat down between lifts and the volume increased with every set. It was like the Disney World of fitness.” With a newfound love of weightlifting, Darby says her first challenge was to find a coach that didn’t feel burdened by her disability. “My vision will never change, but I do have control over how I’ll be treated,” she said. Darby eventually began training with Coach Tom Duer at the Pittsburgh Fitness Project Barbell, a USAW member club. “Now that I’m with a coach who isn’t deterred by my vision, I worry more about environmental things. Will I be able to see the judges and their cues? Will the lights on stage be in my eyes and distract me? What stair, cords or apparatuses might I trip over because of my lack of depth perception?” Despite her apprehension, Darby began competing at local weightlifting competitions in February of 2018, eventually qualifying for her first national competition, the American Open Series 2, where she became the first blind weightlifter to medal at a USA Weightlifting sanctioned event. “I want to thank USAW for cultivating a culture of inclusion for people with disabilities like mine,” she said. I’ve tried a lot of sports in my life, this is the only one I didn’t quit for lack of support.” Source: teamusa.org — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Buenos Aires 2018 opened Youth Olympic Pass registration

The Buenos Aires 2018 Organising Committee opened online registration for the Youth Olympic Pass on July 31. The electronic bracelet will give spectators access to the biggest multisport and cultural celebration in the world. With the bracelet, the public can enter the four Youth Olympic Parks and the competition stadiums free of charge. They’ll also be able to participate in more than 1,200 cultural activities. Registration can be completed at www.buenosaires2018.com. The Pass will contain a chip allowing spectators to be part of a historic Olympic experience. Hundreds of thousands will be available. Once registered, people can pick them up starting at the end of August until the start of the Games on October 6. The bracelets will be mandatory to access the Parks and stadiums. A system will be implemented so that spectators from other parts of Argentina and abroad can pick up their Pass upon arrival in Buenos Aires. The Parks and stadiums will have a maximum capacity limit to guarantee that the first Olympic competition in Argentina will be a memorable one. For that reason, a first come, first serve system will be used, giving preference to those who arrive first. The online registration process to obtain a Youth Olympic Pass will be simple with various pickup points. For families, one person can register up to three family members. An authorized third party will be able to pick up the passes. The first summer edition of the Youth Olympic Games outside of Asia will be held over 12 days with 4000 athletes competing in 32 sports. There will be 29 venues hosting 286 sporting contests. The Youth Olympic Parks will also be home to a historic cultural celebration with 800 educational activities and 468 sport initiation sessions. Source: aipsmedia.com — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable for the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018

During the Period of the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, all Athletes shall be subject to Doping Controls. The Period of the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games is defined as “the period commencing on the date of the opening of the Olympic village for the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, namely, 2 October 2018, up until and including the day of the closing ceremony of the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, namely, 18 October 2018”. With respect to whereabouts information, Athletes and their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are requested to ensure that they understand their obligations under the IOC Anti-Doping Rules. The responsibility for whereabouts will lie with the Athletes to provide the necessary information on ADAMS or other systems recognized by WADA. It is required that all Athletes currently in a whereabouts system to include sufficient details (such as block and room number in the athlete village and place of training) in the whereabouts system (ADAMS), so that they can be easily located from the date of the opening of the village up to and including the date of the Closing Ceremony of the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. Please read carefully the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable for the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018. Consult the applicable WADA Prohibited List