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Young Egyptian champion Rania Ezzat honored by Ministry of Education for taking first place at the IWF Junior World Championships

Egypt’s Minister of Education honoured Rania Mohamed Ezzat, the Egyptian junior weightlifting champion, who recently made history by winning first place in the IWF Junior World Championships, bagging three medals–two golds and one silver in Suva, Fiji last month. In the same vein, Mohamed Ali Tantawy, coach of the national team of Egypt, was honoured for having a splendid impact on the Egyptian winner through support and good training. Impressing competitors from around the world coming, from New Zealand, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Vietnam and more, Ezzat lifted a total of 219 kg during the remarkable competition. In the category of 76 kg weight, Ezzat pinched the two golds in the Snatch with 122 kg, in addition to winning the silver medal in the Clean and Jerk with 97 kg. Ezzat has won numerous international competitions she has participated in, among which was recently the African championships held at the end of last year, where she won the 71 kg category. In the African Weightlifting Championship, Ezzat made a triumphant appearance, claiming three gold medals in the under-18 division in the 75 kg category along with another three golds in the under-21 division in the same category. The young Egyptian champion collected three gold medals in the category 63+ in the African Youth Championship that took place in Algeria and ran from July 19 to 28 last year, according to Women of Egypt. Source:

IWF collaboration with the UWW

United World Wrestling is organizing a series of cadet training camps named 'More than Medals' for their young wrestlers. As weightlifting is a core sport and is known as one of the important modules in Strength & Conditioning training for all sports, UWW has contacted IWF to assist them in their project. In the past years, the two Federations worked together in some projects already.   At this time, in the framework of ‘More than Medals America UWW’ organized a camp in Mexico at the headquarters of the Mexican Olympic Committee. Totally 50 athletes and 17 coaches from 12 countries participated. Mr. Aureliano Jorge Huie Molinet from Mexico delivered the presentations for the young athletes, which included a theoretical class about weightlifting and the importance of strength training. The coach showed the Olympic weightlifting movements without weights since the participating young athletes were close to a competition. Due to the corrections shown by Mr. Huie Molinet the kids' technique greatly improved. The coaches were also very enthusiastic as in the end, they asked for the advice and the contact of the expert. The final outcome was very positive and both the UWW and IWF hope to continue working

British Weight Lifting seeks feedback from volunteers

British Weight Lifting (BWL) is canvassing opinion from volunteers in a bid to help clubs maximise their success. The governing body has released a survey which it hopes will produce the information required to help clubs move forward. A statement on the BWL website read: “Volunteers have always played a vital part in the sports and physical activity sector. “That’s why we are committed to ensuring clubs have the right support to recruit and retain the volunteers they need to ensure their club is the best it can be. “To help us do this, we are consulting clubs across England to understand more about the volunteers who give their time to clubs. “Importantly, and at the heart of this consultation, we also want to know more about the challenges clubs face and the support they need to help them ensure their volunteers have quality, enjoyable experiences.   Have you volunteered in the last 12 months? We'd love to hear about your experience of volunteering to help us improve the support and opportunities available to volunteers. Our survey takes around 10 minutes to complete 👇https://t.co/M8GzGltFYW pic.twitter.com/aMeBxnLg68 — BritishWeightLifting (@GBWeightLifting) 2019. június 21. “By completing this survey, you will be providing invaluable information which will help both British Weight Lifting and Sport England understand better how we can support clubs to recruit and retain the volunteers they need to run their club and to improve the volunteering experience. “Your support for this important piece of research is greatly appreciated and ultimately, will help us help community sports clubs be even more successful.” All responses to the survey, which can be completed here, are confidential. BWL has asked for the survey to be filled in by July 19. Source:

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

IWF reports that the sample of Ms. Tania MASCORRO OSUNA  (MEX) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Boldenone and its metabolites. (S1.1 Anabolic agents). As a consequence, the Athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the Athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the relevant decision will also be published. IWF will not make any further comments on the case until it is

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

IWF reports that the sample of Mr. Luis COCA SIERRA (DOM) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Boldenone and its metabolites. (S1.1 Anabolic agents). As a consequence, the Athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the Athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the relevant decision will also be published. IWF will not make any further comments on the case until it is

The documents for Tokyo 2020 have been updated

Updated versions of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games documents are now available. A French version of the Qualification System is now available and the English version was updated. The Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) document was also brought up to date (as of 20th June 2019). The 2008 - 2012 Olympic Games Reanalysis Status page is now also updated.