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One month to go to the 2017 Summer Universiade Taipei

Taipei Rapid Transit Corp. (TRTC) will soon launch commemorative round-shaped tokens imprinted with the 2017 Summer Universiade mascot, Bravo the Formosan Black Bear, as the event draws near. The tokens will be sold as 5-piece sets for NT$750 (US$24.75) beginning on July 29 at 10 a.m., with a limit of 2 sets per person, the company announced in a statement. A total of 1,900 sets will be sold at five MRT stations: Taipei Main Station, Zhongshan, Songjiang Nanjing, Zhongxiao Fuxing and Ximen. Those who buy the tokens can use any of the five to take the MRT for one day, regardless of the entry and exit points. The MRT gates will return tokens to holders so that they can take their collection home, the company said. Each set will be sold in a decorative black box that also contains a certificate authenticating the number of the set. TRTC said the 5 different tokens represent a sportsmanship bear, a baseball bear, a weightlifting bear, a golf bear and a badminton bear. The goal of the tokens, it said, is to wish local athletes success in the games, to be held from Aug. 19 to Aug. 30, and motivate them to go for gold. Source: FocusTaiwan

Plaiter Reyes (DOM) passed away

It is our deep regret to inform the Weightlifting Family that Dominican Weightlifting has lost a great former athlete and National Team Coach, Mr. Plaiter Reyes. He passed away due to a heart attack. He was runner-up in Pan American and Central American and Caribbean Games in the +105kg bodyweight category. The IWF presents its sincere condolences to the Family of Mr. Plaiter Reyes as well as to the Dominican Weightlifting

WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING’s special issue is out!

No.141 of WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING special issue on the IWF 2017 Electoral Congress is out. You can find the highlights of the Congress as well as all pictures of the Congress Delegates in the magazine. For more, read our interview with Mr. Intarat YODBANGTOEY, IWF 1st Vice President, Ms. Ursula PAPANDREA, 1st IWF Woman Vice President and Ms. Karoliina LUNDAHL, IWF Executive Board Member. Check out the promo video on Youtube! English, Spanish and Russian versions are available

France to bid for 2020 FISU World University Championships

A coordination meeting was held in Strasbourg between the leaders of the French University Sport Federation and the French Weightlifting Federation, represented by President Jean-Paul Bulgaridhes, to prepare France's bid to host the 7th FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in

Elections of the Chinese Weightlifting Association

Mr. ZHOU Jinqiang, the former First Vice President of Chinese Weightlifting Association, was elected as the President of the Chinese Weightlifting Association with unanimous vote during the Elections of the Chinese Weightlifting Association held in Beijing on July 13, 2017. Mr. ZHOU will take the role and responsibility of leading the weightlifting sport of China to a higher level. The Chinese Weightlifting Association, under the leadership of the newly elected President Mr. ZHOU Jinqiang, will work closely with IWF for the promotion and development of the sport of weightlifting throughout the world. Congratulations to all the newly elected

IWF President meets IOC President

Dr. Tamas Ajan, IWF President was received by Thomas Bach, IOC President at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne. IOC President congratulated Dr. Ajan on his reelection. Following the IOC decision, the meeting aimed to frame the future work of the 2 Working Groups to be put into place by the IWF in the most efficient manner. Additional constructive discussions were held between Kit McConnell, IOC Sports Director as well as Richard Budgett, IOC Medical and Scientific Director and Attila Adamfi, IWF Director