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Meeting of the Constitution Modification Working Group

The Working Group appointed by the IWF Executive Board to study and elaborate on the proposals submitted for the modification of the IWF Constitution and By-Laws sat down to the work in Budapest on 12th and 13th December 2018. Attended by Working Group members Mr. Petr Krol, Vice President, Ms. Karoliina Lundahl and  Mr. Maxim Agapitov, Executive Board Members, chaired by IWF Vice President Mr. José Quinones and assisted by Maitre Francois Carrard as Legal Advisor, Mr. Attila Ádámfi, Director General and Ms. Anikó Németh-Móra, Director as coordinator of the Group, the meeting served the mission assigned by the Executive Board to start the procedure of updating the IWF's basic documents, a process that will culminate in the Congress at Pattaya in September next

Seminar for Technical Officials and Coaches held by CWA

The Chinese Weightlifting Association held a 5-day seminar for Technical Officials and Coaches in Wu Zhishan, Hainan. The organizers, under the professional leadership of Mr Zhou Jinqiang, CWA President, found an excellent location for the event: the Wuzhishan Sports Training Base, which is a modern, well-equipped training hall for Chinese athletes, with 50 platforms. The 200 participants, who travelled to the island of Hainan form all provinces of China for the Seminar were most pleased with the professional environment and valuable lessons from the lecturers. Several well-recognized international professionals held presentations, such as Patrick Schamasch, IWF Anti-Doping Commission Chairman, who drove attention to the challenges of the IWF's Anti-doping activity. Reiko Chinen, IWF Technical Committee Member explained the latest Technical Rule changes to the audience. Attila Adamfi, IWF Director General talked about the Olympic Movement and its actual challenges, including the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Qualification System. IWF was also represented by Nicu Vlad, Vice President and Maxim Agapitov, Executive Board member at the Opening Ceremony, on the invitation of the Chinese Weightlifting Association. — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Ángel Velmori Niño was re-elected as President of the Nicaraguan Weightlifting Federation

Ángel Velmori Niño, now 76 years old, dedicated 58 years of his life to weightlifting so far and this brilliant career continues after he was re-elected as President, in front of the Executive Board of the Nicaraguan Weightlifting Federation (FENILEP)  on 5th December 2018. This will be Niño’s fourth consecutive period in charge of the Federation, who is aware of the work needs to be done, and has an enthusiastic, strong approach. “I have more encouragement to do my job now. I’ve always told the members of the FENILEP assembly, 'if you help us, we can do things better together. Long story short, a lot needs to be done" said Niño after the election. Niño received the total of 18 possible votes from the EB members. Fundamental changes were established on this occasion, such as merging the Treasurer and Secretary positions, now placed in the hands of Cecilio Espinoza. Jazmina Díaz took over the Vice President position and Miguel Niño Leiva became First Vice President. FENILEP has 19 member associations, of which 18 were present at the elections. The FENILEP held its last event of the year at 8 December, a Youth Championships, where the new IWF bodyweight categories were

II International CSLP Cup and South American Junior, Youth, U15 Championships

The II International CSLP Cup and South American Junior, Youth, U15 Championships kick off at 8th December 2018 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where more than 200 lifters from 15 countries will compete during the 5 days of the event. You can live stream the whole event! — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

ROGERS Martha Ann recieved Best of November honours for Team USA Awards

Standout performances during November earned Mattie Rogers Best of November honours for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, the United States Olympic Committee announced yesterday. Mattie Rogers earned a Bronze Medal in the Clean and Jerk with a 133 kg lift at the IWF World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. A three-time American record holder, Rogers defended her Clean and Jerk Bronze Medal from the 2017 World Championships, becoming the first American weightlifter since 1999 to medal at back-to-back World Championships. She is also the first American woman to accomplish the feat since 1994. Other awardees were figure skater Nathan Chen and the U.S. Women’s Four Nations Cup Ice Hockey Team. About the Team USA Awards Each National Governing Body may nominate one female, one male and one team per discipline. An internal nominating committee selects five nominees from both the male and female categories, and three from the team category to advance to the voting round. Votes received from NGB representatives and select members of the media account for 50 per cent of the final tally, with the other half determined by online fan voting via TeamUSA.org/Awards. Source: Team USA — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Finnish Weightlifting Federation election

The Finnish Weightlifting Federation held it's Executive Board meeting in Helsinki 24 November, where Mr Tarmo Kuusisto was elected President. Mr Kimmo Kuukasjärvi, former President of the FWF served his fixed 2-year term. Congratulations to the new President!               — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube