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First European medal – Gold in the Snatch for GARAEV Zulfat

W53kg Three good lifts in the Snatch earned the Gold Medal to SINISTER TORRES Yenny (COL) going 80-83-85kg. She missed two of her Clean and Jerk attempt and couldn’t earn a place on the podium for her Total of 185kg. Winning all kind of medals, YU Mengqian (CHN) won the most important one, the Gold in the Total. Ending second in the Snatch and third in the Clean and Jerk, she won the Gold with a Total of 189kg - a 1kg advantage over KIM Il Gyong (PRK). Strong in the Clean and Jerk, KIM had 3 good lifts and secured herself the Silver in the Total. Seemed that the other Chinese lifter HUANG Xuemei (CHN) would have good medal chances too, but after her second place in the Clean and Jerk with 106kg, but her 186kg Total was only enough to equal the result of KONOTOP Kamila (UKR). The Ukrainian lifter won a Bronze in the Snatch and in the Total while finishing 5th in the Clean and Jerk. M 62kg Russia made it’s entry to the medal tally at the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships Bangkok, Thailand. GARAEV Zulfat (RUS) won the first European Medal - Gold - in the Snatch with 128kg. After showing his supremacy in the Snatch, he came out in the Clean and Jerk on a starting weight of 151kg. After missing it once, twice, he missed the third attempt too so couldn’t secure a Total. Snatch Silver Medallist SAVELYEV Anatoliy (KAZ) secured his position in the Clean and Jerk with a first lift of 147kg. He then came out for two more good attempt. With 6 good lifts, he won the Gold Medal in the Total with 281kg. After three good lifts in the Snatch, WEI Yunban (CHN) came out for his first attempt in the Clean and Jerk at 150kg but the weight seemed to heavy and he had to give it another try. Succeeding at his second one, he took his last lift of 156kg but couldn’t take away the victory from SAVELYEV.  With a 4th and 5th place, SETIAWAN Muhammad Halim (INA) needed a bit of luck too but stood on the third place of the podium for his Total of

Golds are for Asia

Women 48kg HAN Jong Sim (PRK) won two Gold medals and a Silver one. In the Snatch she only reached 79kg - missing her attempt at 82kg - leaving the Gold Medal to HE Si (CHN). The exact opposite happened in the Clean and Jerk, where HAN had three good lifts (97kg, 100kg, 102kg) and HE missed twice on 101kg. Bronze Medallist ended far behind the leading duo with 23kg less in the Total. BUACHATTURAT Chotima (THA) made it to 158kg wile Gold Medal HAN’s Total 181kg.      Men 56kg Taking the lead in the Snatch, CHEN Jian (CHN) missed the podium by only 1kg. Ranking 6th in the Clean and Jerk, he ended with a Total of 236kg and a 4th place.  His Chinese team mate CHEN Maoran (CHN) came back from far and had to get to the top from his 5th place in the Snatch where he only lifted 106kg. His Clean and Jerk was much stronger and he defeated all the other competitors with his last lift at 135kg. This gave him just enough advantage in the Total - 1kg - where he finished first with 241kg. Three Silver Medals went to JEREMY Lalrinnunga (IND) earning the first medal for India at the competition. He was followed closely by TOPTAS Caner (TUR) winning three Bronze Medals with 109kg, 128kg, and a Total of

Thai Gold Medal on the first day

Men 50kg - First Gold goes to Thailand The 2017 IWF Youth World Championships Bangkok, THA kicked off with the Men’s 50kg bodyweight category. The home country, Thailand gave it a strong start with the victory of CHOMCHUEN Teerapat (THA).  LE Nguyen Quoc Bao attempted to break the Youth World Record in the Snatch with 103kg, but missed his attempt. After his Gold Medal in Snatch, he won Bronze in Clean & Jerk with 119 kg and Silver in Total with 215kg. Silver medallist CHOMCHUEN Natthawat (THA) in Snatch finished 5th in the Clean and Jerk with 118 kg and in Total he missed the podium by only 1kg. His twin brother CHOMCHUEN Teerapat stepped up from his 4th place in the Snatch reaching a Clean and Jerk of 125 kg - 1 kg behind the Youth World Record – winning the Gold with a Total of 216 kg. The other Medals were shared between DENG Hangpeng (CHN) with a 3rd place in Snatch and HUANG  Shiguo (CHN) Silver medallist in the Clean and Jerk and Bronze in the Total with 213 kg. Women 44kg - Chinese victory In the lightest women bodyweight category - 44kg - all Gold Medals went to CHEN Yarou (CHN). Lifting 72kg in the Snatch, she made it to 92kg in the Clean and Jerk - 1 kg less than the Youth World Record. With her Total of 164kg, she defeated strong opponents from Colombia and Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The other Chinese lifter, HUANG Yating finished 4th in all events. All Silver Medals went to BERRIO ZULUAGA Manuela Andrea (COL)  - 71kg, 89kg, 160 kg - and PAK Song Hui (PRK) won all the Bronze Medals - 70kg, 87kg,

IWF visit in Tokyo

On the occasion of the IWF Technical visit for the 2017 IWF Junior World Championships Tokyo, JPN Attila Adami, Director General met the Organizing Committee led by Japan Weightlifting Association President Yoshiyuki Miyake. The delegation went to meet Suzuki Daichi, Japan Sport Minister who gave assurance of his support. Attila Adamfi with Reiko Chinen participated in the Tokyo 2020 Sport Managers' meeting and met Yoshiro Mori, Tokyo 2020 President and Koji Murofushi, Tokyo 2020 Sport Director. Despite difficulties faced by the Organizing Committee, weightlifting is assured to maintain its centrally located venue - Tokyo International Forum. Since the IWF introduced an 8th Women bodyweight category in order to achieve gender equality, the request for inclusion on the program of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was officially submitted to the IOC.   The request was also discussed during the meetings with Tokyo 2020 leaders. Tokyo 2020 also started the collect of discarded electronic devices with the hope of collecting as much as eight tonnes of gold, silver and bronze in order to produce the Olympic Medals for the Games. The International Weightlifting Federation became the first IF to contribute to the Tokyo 2020 Medal Project with the donation of discarded telephones.

IWF Congress Bangkok THA

The IWF held its Congress in Bangkok, THA at the Grand Four Wing Convention Hotel prior to the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships that kicked off today. Delegates from 56 Member Federations participated. Congress delegates received a detailed report IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan about the outcome of the Executive Board meeting. As the deadline for the candidatures of the IWF Elections expired on 28th March 2017, the list of candidates was presented to the delegates. The IWF Electoral Congress will be chaired by Mr. Francois Carrard and hosted by the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association in Bangkok on 29-30 May. The Financial Report was also presented to the Congress by Alain Siegrist and the delegates approved the Financial Statement for 2016 as well as the KPMG Auditor’s Report for the year 2016. Mr. Mohammed Jaloud, IWF Executive Board Member and Chairman of the Membership Commission gave a report on membership issues. The IWF Anti-Doping Commission presented the 2017 IWF Anti-Doping Program and gave a summary of its 2016 activities. Delegates received a detailed report on Anti-Doping related matters. Mr. Jose Quinones, IWF Vice President and Chairman of the Development and Education Commission gave a summary and statistics for 2017. A total value of USD 524 000 will be allocated to the applying National Federations and update was given on the – also substantial – contribution to support the Continental Federations. Delegates received reports on the preparation of the future events: 2017 IWF Junior World Championships Tokyo JPN 2017 FISU Universiade Taipei, TPE 2017 IWF World Championships Anaheim, USA 2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, ARG 2018 IWF World Championships Lima, PER 2019 IWF World Championships Pattaya, THA 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games,

IWF Executive Board meeting in Thailand prior to the Youth Worlds

Prior to the Olympic qualification Youth World Championships, the IWF Executive Board discussed a number of weighty issues at its meeting in Bangkok, on 2nd April. The Financial Report revealed a highly successful year of 2016 for the Federation, including substantial incomes - largely, but not only - originating from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games revenues coupled with a modest and conservative spending, as typical for the IWF. One area the Federation did not save money, however, was its Development Program, in which the IWF allocated substantial funds to enhance the sport in its Member Federations worldwide. The summary and statistics of the Development Program 2017 were presented by Development and Education Commission Chairman, Mr. José Quinones, accompanied by Ms. Eva Moska, DEC Director and Ms. Timea Horvath, DEC Manager. The Executive Board approved the proposal of the Commission. A total value of USD 524 000 will be allocated to the applying National Federations and update was given on the - also substantial - contribution to support the Continental Federations. The IWF Anti-Doping Commission presented the 2017 IWF Anti-Doping Program to the Board including the 2017 International Registered Testing Pool and the 2017 Anti-Doping Education Plan. The Program is founded on the motto 'quality more than quantity' and efficient collaboration with the IWF Athlete Passport Management Unit and other Anti-Doping Organizations. The ADC gave a summary of its 2016 activities based on which it made several proposals to the Board regarding the further actions to be taken and future amendments of the IWF Anti-Doping Policy. In the presence of M. Francois Carrard to chair the quadrennial elections, details of the IWF Electoral Congress have been finalized. This milestone event will also be hosted by the Thai Weightlifting Association, two months later in Bangkok. The deadline for the candidatures expired on 28th March 2017 and, following an eligibility check, the list of candidates was released. An impressive number of 119 candidates was proposed by 72 countries to the available 37 positions open to election by the Congress (29-30th May