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YWC Final Entry reminder

The 2016 IWF Youth World Championships will be held in Penang on 19-25 October. The deadline to send your Final Entry Forms and related documents is 25 September 2016. All documents can be found on the IWF website, make sure to send them on

Boossaba YODBANGTOEY re-elected as TAWA President

Madame Boossaba Yodbangtoey was re-elected as President of the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA) unanimously with the eligible votes from all weightlifting clubs in Thailand. She will hold the President position for a second consecutive term from 2016 to 2020. The congress, annual meeting and presidential election was perfectly organized last week in Bangkok Thailand, under the supervision of officials from Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT). Congratulation to Mrs. Yodbangtoey and to all the elected

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

The IWF reports that as a consequence of the IOC’s reanalyses of samples from the 2012 London Olympic Games, the sample of the following Athlete has returned with an Adverse Analytical Finding: CIRICU, Anatoli (MDA) – Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (S1.1 Anabolic agents) In line with the relevant rules and regulations, the IWF imposed mandatory provisional suspensions upon the Athlete, who remain provisionally suspended in view of potential anti-doping rule violations until his case is closed. Following the IOC’s decision, the IWF will be in a position to take over the results management of the case. Should it be determined that no anti-doping violation was committed, the relevant decision shall also be published. The IWF will not make any further comments on the case until it

Four-time Olympian Norbert ‘Norb’ Schemansky passed away

DEARBORN, Mich. - A four-time Olympian and metro Detroit native died Wednesday night. Norbert “Norb” Schemansky, of Dearborn, died while he was being cared for in hospice. He was 92. Schemansky was an American weightlifter and the first to win four Olympic medals during his career. He won a silver medal in his first Olympic games in 1948, a gold medal in 1960, and a bronze in 1960 and 1964. He lived in Dearborn for 56 years and worked for the city. A park in Dearborn is named after him. By John Steckroth - Digital news editor Copyright 2016 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights

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