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Witness extraordinary power at Gold Coast 2018 Weightlifting

Sixteen of the world’s best weightlifters have secured their spots on the platform at Gold Coast 2018 (GC2018), winning automatic qualification at the 2017 Commonwealth and Oceania Weightlifting Championships. India dominated the championships, held at Games venue Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, earning five places and affirming their position on top of the weightlifting world. Read the wrap under the following link. Weightlifting combines mental strength with raw power, and you could see it all live on the Gold Coast. The only Australian female weightlifter to lift double her body weight proved she is a force to be reckoned with at GC2018. Read the full article and get your tickets for GC2018

IOC MAKES HISTORIC DECISION

THE SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) MEETING IN LIMA, PERU, YESTERDAY ELECTED PARIS AS HOST CITY OF THE GAMES OF THE XXXIII OLYMPIAD 2024 AND LOS ANGELES AS THE HOST CITY OF THE GAMES OF THE XXXIV OLYMPIAD 2028. "Congratulations to Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028! This historic double allocation is a ‘win-win-win’ situation for the city of Paris, the city of Los Angeles and the IOC," said the IOC President, Thomas Bach. "It is hard to imagine something better. Ensuring the stability of the Olympic Games for the athletes of the world for the next 11 years is something extraordinary," Bach commented. The idea of a Tripartite Agreement came to light after a working group of IOC Vice-Presidents studied the possibility of a double allocation of the Olympic Games 2024 and 2028. The working group was set up in March 2017. With the blessing of the 130th IOC Session that met in Lausanne in July, the IOC, Los Angeles, Paris and their National Olympic Committees have been working together in order to reach the agreement that was ratified by the IOC Session. Los Angeles and Paris have put together very inspiring projects. Both have embraced Olympic Agenda 2020, particularly in the way they are planning to use a record-breaking number of existing and temporary facilities. Source: IOC The United States and the LA area won’t have to wait long to enjoy high-caliber action from an Olympic Sport. The first major international event of Olympic Sport in Southern California since the announcement will land in Anaheim, California November 28-December 6 as USA Weightlifting hosts the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Weightlifting World Championships. “With the spotlight of the sporting world on Anaheim, we’re looking forward to showing the IOC—and the entire Olympic Movement—just how robust of a sport Weightlifting is and how many fans appreciate one of the Games’ original sports,” USA Weightlifting CEO Phil Andrews said. Read more on USA

Malta Weightlifting Association, Training camp in Brisbane

Small team from the Malta Weightlifting Association (MWA) had the opportunity to participate in a training in Brisbane, Australia between the 24th August and 3rd September 2017. The Maltese national weightlifting coach Mr. Jesmond Caruana together with Maltese national athletes, Kyle Micallef and Kieran Mifsud and Jessica Edge have participated in this camp at Cougars Weightlifting Club under the guidance of Miles Wydall and Angela Wydall. The challenging aspect of this initiative was the travelling distance as well as the timing of the training camp given that two weeks later the athletes were competing in an international competition. These training sessions were however essential for the Maltese team as apart from the weightlifting aspects and technicalities as part of its development for future athletes. The MWA would like to show its appreciation and gratitude towards the International Weightlifting Federation for this camp. Source: Jesmond Caruana, Maltese Weightlifting Association

New course for athletes on the IOC Athlete Learning Gateway

The brand new course, Safeguarding Athletes from Harassment and Abuse has just launched on the Athlete Learning Gateway! This course is a must for coaches, athletes, and members of the entourage, as everyone needs to be proactive in keeping sport safe. Led by Dr. Margo Mountjoy who is a sports medicine physician and a retired elite synchronized swimmer, along with former professional ice hockey player, Sheldon Kennedy. Taking the courage to speak out about abuse he suffered at the hands of a former coach, Sheldon campaigns for child abuse cases to be handled better, working with the likes of the Canadian government, the IOC and US Senate. In this course you will learn: What harassment and abuse is What the signs of harassment and abuse are Why harassment and abuse may happen How you can play a part in safeguarding against it What organisations are doing to stop it To join the course you can click on the following link. Find out more about the courses available on the IOC Athlete Learning

IWF Clean Sport Commission: Reforming and elevating standards

The International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) Clean Sport Commission met for the first time for a two days meeting in Frankfurt on Monday and Tuesday this week. IWF Director General, Attila Adamfi opened the meeting giving a comprehensive summary on the issues discussed by the Sport Programme Commission and drafted the leading lines suggested for future implementation. “The Clean Sport Commission takes its tasks seriously and what drives its work towards efficiency is the combination of people knowing weightlifting, athletes, administrators joined by outside experts in the areas of testing, science and sports law working together to evaluate the most state-of-the-art innovations available and find the ones which could serve the protection of the sport best.” - said Richard Young, Sports Law Expert and Member of the Commission. The new Commission looks into the past to assess the present in aiming to ensure a level playing field for all with making recommendations for the future. Willing to address the issue on a high level, the emphasis was put on getting the full support of all stakeholders involved. The Independent experts in the field of Anti-Doping (Athlete Representative, Representative of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Sports Law Experts, Laboratory Experts, Representatives of a National Anti-Doping Agency) all agreed that doping could be fought with joint forces only and IWF can count on the contribution of its Member Federations, the National Anti-Doping Organizations and the National Olympic Committees. Major axes paired with assets were brought together as part of potential innovations to lead the way in the following fields: Potential changes in the IWF Anti-Doping Policy Anti-Doping Education – shifting the culture through targeted spread of knowledge Sample Collection Analytical innovations The Commission aims to find the best means to improve the IWF Anti-Doping Programme even further, relying on both the expertise provided by its Members and its assessment of the robust work already done by IWF. The first preliminary report of the Commission will be submitted to the IWF Executive Board during its meeting in Bucharest on 30 September- 1

Olympic Solidarity course in Argentina

In August 2017 an Olympic Solidarity course took place in Corrientes, Argentina. The six days long course was destined to experienced coaches who are involved in the development of the country, especially to redesign the development of sport at the Under 15 and Under 17 age group. The course was organized by the Argentinean Weightlifting Federation with the support of IWF and Olympic Solidarity. During the lessons the coaches listened the expert with great enthusiasm, Mr. Jaiber Manjarres Cortes who has an extensive curriculum in weightlifting with international results. Both the theoretical and the practical part took place in Sedronar Corrientes Capital which has facilities of first level. The agenda was wide and diverse, providing up-to-date information presented by someone who has currently one of the most competitive teams in America. Mr. Manjarres answered all the questions of the listeners with great professionalism and experience. As a result, the material shared by the expert made a national sport development program for athletes of Under 15 and Under 17. This program contains macro-cycle planning with the analysis of each training unit. At the same time, the dynamics of the regional and national training camps for the competitors of this age group were considered within the