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Watch the British Weight Lifting & Para-Powerlifting Championships 2017

This weekend hosts the biggest British weightlifting competition of the year, The British Weight Lifting & Para-Powerlifting Championships 2017. The competition will see Olympians Rebekah Tiler and Zoe Smith compete for their spot at the Commonwealth Games 2018 as well as the country’s other leading lifters. IWF President Tamás Aján added, “IWF are delighted to be promoting the live stream for The British Championships. IWF are committed to supporting and helping the growth of the sport at all levels and promoting the free live stream for everyone in and outside of weightlifting is a small step in this journey. We are also hugely excited to witness the talent from the British athletes at the Championships in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games.” BWL Chief Executive Ashley Metcalfe added, “We are honoured and very grateful for the support from IWF during The British Championships this weekend and we are excited to further strengthen our affiliation. The positive impact the stream will have is invaluable, not only will it allow anyone in the world to enjoy the competition but also give those less aware of the sport a brief insight into weightlifting.” The stream will available on BWL website (http://britishweightlifting.org) as well as their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/bwl.org) on the 15th and 16th July. Make sure to

Happy Birthday to Kakhi Kakhiashvili!

As a matter of fact, Kakhi Kakhiashvili became three times Olympic Champion without being able to share this great recognition to the country where he was born – Georgia. He won his first Olympic Gold at the 1992 Barcelona Games as part of the Soviet Unified Team in the Men’s 90kg bodyweight category. He won his second and third medals as part of the Greek team. First in the Men’s 99kg bodyweight category in 1996 Atlanta and second in the 94kg bodyweight category at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. He was born on July 13, 1969 in Tsinvali and still achieved remarkable results while competing under the Georgian flag. He became European Champion in 1993 and won a Silver Medal at the World Championships. After retiring from his sports career, he did a lot for the recognition of the Georgian weightlifting in his country, and made significant contribution to upgrade weightlifting as a successful sport and earn international recognition.  He didn’t achieve his results only as an athlete or coach, but as a highly respected sport diplomat while he is now the President of the Weightlifting Federation of Georgia - working tirelessly for the sport. Under his leadership, Tbilisi, Georgia could host major international events such as the 2015 European Championships and the 2016 IWF Junior World Championships. Kakhi Kakhiashvili was inducted to the IWF Hall of Fame in 2010. Another specificity of his career is his 18-year standing Snatch and Total World Record. He set them on the occasion of the 1999 World Championships Athens, GRE in the Men’s 94kg bodyweight category (188kg Snatch and 412kg Total). Happy Birthday to Kakhi

CJ Cummings was awarded USOC Athlete of the Month

The U.S. Olympic Committee announces Best of June honors for Team USA Awards presented by Dow on July 6, 2017. Weightlifter CJ Cummings has qualified for the 2017 Best of the Year honor. Standout performances during June earned Breanna Clark (Los Angeles, California), CJ Cummings (Beaufort, South Carolina) and the U.S. Women’s Senior National Synchronized Swimming Team Best of June honors for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, the United States Olympic Committee announced yesterday. Clark, Cummings and the U.S. women’s senior national team are among the qualified athletes and teams that are eligible for Best of the Year honors in 2017. Cummings won his fourth consecutive IWF World Championship as he defended his title at the Junior World Championships. He previously won titles at the 2016 Junior World Championships, 2016 Youth World Championships and 2017 Youth World Championships, and will represent Team USA at the Pan American Championships in July. Visit TeamUSA.org for a complete list of monthly finalists from the 2016-17 qualification period. The 2017 Best of the Year Awards will be held in December. Congratulations to CJ Cummings and best of luck for the 2017 Best of the Year honor by the end of the year! Source: USA

Elections of the Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF)

The quadrennial (2017-2021) election of Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF) was held on July 05, 2017 at the Pakistan Olympic House Lahore. Representative of Pakistan Olympic Association (NOC Pakistan) and Government of Pakistan (PSB) were also present. The following officials were elected and nominated unanimously in the General Council: CHAIRMAN: Mian Amer Mahmood PRESIDENT: Mian Muhammad Aslam CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Hafiz Imran Butt GENERAL SECRETARY: Amjid Amin Butt TREASURER: Ch. Ali Aslam Vice Presidents: Muhammad Javed Anwar Abdul Aziz Khan Sheraz Muhammad Nafees Ahmed Ms. Nuzhat Jabeen Executive Members: Hafiz Salman Butt Muhammad Rashed Malik Mushtaq Ahmed Javed Iqbal Malik Mazharullah Khan Congratulations to all the elected

2017 IWF World Championships documents are up

The competition documents for the 2017 IWF World Championships Anaheim, USA from 27 November – 05 December, 2017 were uploaded. The Regulations and Forms can be downloaded by the following link. Please note, all participants who require VISA in the United States of America shall apply in their own nation. It is strongly advised to apply for your United States VISA at least four months in advance. For more information, please read check out the Regulations Section 9.

The mystery man of weightlifting born 105 years ago

John Basil Terpak, a weightlifting legend from the United States of America, was born one hundred and five years ago on July 4th, 1912. Although he could not make it to the podium at any Olympic Games, he received many Medals on the occasion of different World Championships. He participated at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin where he finished 5th , and at the London Olympic Games after WWII in 1948 where he missed the podium and became 4th. He won Gold at the 1937 and the 1947 World Championships while he also got awarded a Silver in 1946 and a Bronze Medal in 1938. He was National Champion eleven times, Head Coach of the American Olympic Team in 1968 and 1972 and Protocol Director for weightlifting at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He achieved outstanding results as a coach with his two times Olympic Champion athlete Charles Vinci. Once Bob Hoffman said it rightly, John Terpak “the mystery man of