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Deadline Reminder: 2017 IWF Junior World Championships Tokyo Final Entries

Member Federations are herewith reminded that the deadline for submitting the Final Entries and Accommodation Form to the 2017 IWF Junior World Championships in Tokyo, JPN is running out on Monday, 15th of May! In case you have not yet submitted the Forms yet, here is your last chance to do so. The poster for the 2017 IWF Junior World Championships been released. The JWC will take place in Tokyo, JPN on June 15-23; less than 5 weeks to go!

Asian Championships, Ashgabat

The Turkmenistan leadership proudly welcomed the representatives of weightlifting outside of Asia - Dr. Tamas Ajan IWF President, Nicu Vlad 1st Vice President, Attila Adamfi Director General, Dr. Hasan Akkus EWF General Secretary - in Ashgabat, the capital city of sport at the end of April. Prior to the championship the AWF held its Executive Board Meeting and Congress with the attendance of Dr. Tamas Ajan and Attila Adamfi. The championship served further goals: it was a Test Event for the next big event, the 5th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games, where more than 20 different sports will form the program including weightlifting for the first time during 17-27th September, 2017. As a highlight, 9 medal winning athletes from Iraq and Turkmenistan made it to the podium. However in both genders China finished first, their athletes won 22 Gold Medals, 8 Silver and 5 Bronze. The table followed by PRK (5,7,2) and IRN (5,3,3). At the fourth place TPE (4,9,6), fifth UZB (3, 4, 6) and sixth place THA (3, 4, 5) finished the competitions. In women category CHN, THA, TPE in men category IRI, CHN, UZB finished at the top positions. Check out the

4th Islamic Solidarity Games to be held in Baku on May 12-22

The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games kicks off today in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The competition is held from 12 - 22 May, 2017. The Start Book is published! 130 athletes from 21 countries will compete. Athletes from Islamic countries will be representing their nations over 10 days of competition across 20 different sports which include weightlifting in 16 world-class sporting venues in Baku. Speaking about the significance of the Journey, the National Heavy Weightlifting Champion Famil Mikailov said: "We welcome everybody at the astonishing sporting event to be hosted in our capital city. Do not miss the chance to watch over 190 sport sessions and support our national team!" The LIVE results broadcast can be watched both on www.polska-sztanga.pl and on http://baku2017.polska-sztanga.pl/. 

Hall of Fame member and Gold Medalist Tara Nott celebrates 45th birthday!

Cunningham, the first United States weightlifter to win Olympic gold since Chuck Vinci in 1960 —and the first US female weightlifter ever to win Olympic gold was born on 10th May 1972. She was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. Tara Lee (Nott) Cunningham was the first Kansan to bring home a medal during the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. She is the only athlete to have trained for three different sports at the United States Olympic Training Center (gymnastics, soccer, and weightlifting). A native of Stilwell, Cunningham also competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and finished 10th overall in the 48kg bodyweight category. Cunningham was an American record holder in two different weight classes and was honored with the establishment of the Tara Nott Award. She was a two-times gold medalist at the Pan-American Games, a seven-times USAW national champion and eight-times World Team member. Honors: Cunningham was inducted into the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 and is also a member of the Blue Valley High School Hall of Fame. She was named the 2000 Citation Winner by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame as well as was inaugurated in the IWF Hall of Fame in

The ASOIF Medical & Science Consultative Group (AMSCG)

Dominik Dörr, Member of the IWF Medical Committee had a presentation about the IWF's proactive approach on transgender inclusion. He summarized the result of the survey among the IF’s and said, the members of the group all came to the conclusion (because of the big variety of "solutions" by the IF's), that there should be only one "rule" (set up by the IOC), which should be implemented by all IF's. The AMSCG was created in 2005. The primary role of the AMSCG is to look at practical and operational issues of common interest for all the IFs in the areas of medical and anti-doping activity, including all athletes’ health related matters. The AMSCG can also be called upon to give its opinion about the work of WADA as well as content of the WADA Board Meetings. The group usually meets twice a year. The AMSCG is chaired by Dr. Margo Mountjoy (CAN). The Canadian sports medicine physician is a member of the FINA Bureau, of the Games Working Group of the IOC’s Medical Commission as well as of WADA’s TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemption) Committee. Members of the group are: Hosny Ahmed, Medical Committee Chairman of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Dominik Dörr, Member of Medical Committee of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Pierre-Yves Garnier, Medical Senior Manager of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Alain Lacoste, Chair Medical Commission of the International Rowing Federation (FISA) Michel Leglise, Vice-President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Stuart Miller, Chairman of Medical Commission of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Source:

IOC tackles the topic of nutritional supplements, their use and their effects

A Panel of leading medical and scientific experts concluded a three-day meeting at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) HQ to discuss the use of dietary supplements, their effects on athletes' health and performances and the risk of contamination and anti-doping issues. The IOC Medical and Scientific Commission has recognised the important role that sound nutrition practices play in protecting good health and promoting the optimum performance of athletes.  As part of its commitment to supporting the health and performance of athletes, it convened a meeting of experts in the field of dietary supplements to assess the evidence relating to the place of dietary supplements in the preparations of elite athletes. Particular focus was placed on their effects on athletes’ health and performances, and the risk of contamination with substances that may be harmful to health or that may trigger an adverse analytical finding, leading to an anti-doping rule violation. The use of dietary supplements is widespread among elite athletes, as it is among the general population. The expert group concluded, after three days of intensive discussions, that: Diet significantly influences athletic performance, but the use of supplements does not compensate for poor food choices and an inadequate diet. Supplementation with essential nutrients may be beneficial if a specific nutrient deficiency is medically diagnosed and a food-based solution cannot be easily implemented. A few supplements, from the many thousands of different products on the market, may provide performance or health-related benefits for some athletes in some types of sports, when optimum training, nutrition and recovery are already achieved. Quality assurance in supplement manufacture, storage and distribution is sometimes not strictly enforced, leading to products that are of poor quality or contaminated. Read the full conclusion from the expert group. Athletes contemplating the use of supplements and sports foods should consider their efficacy, their cost, the risk to health and performance, and the possibility that undeclared contaminants present in some supplements may cause an adverse analytical finding. The protection of athletes’ health and an awareness of the potential for harm must be paramount, and expert professional advice should be sought before embarking on supplement use. The consensus statement will be published in January 2018 (online in December 2017) in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and on www.olympic.org.