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Entries for the JWC published

The Final Entries received by the IWF for the 2014 IWF Junior World Championships Kazan, RUS are published here. All delegations are invited to participate at the Verification of Final Entries (VFE) to be held at 18:00 on 19 June. Please remember that according to IWF TCRR 6.2.2 “A copy of each participating athlete’s passport must be presented at the VFE Meeting by the relevant Team

Technical Visit for 2014 IWF WWC – Almaty

IWF Director General Attila Ádámfi and Director Anikó Németh-Móra have conducted a busy and comprehensive technical visit at the venue of the 1st Olympic Qualification World Championships on the Road to Rio 2016. The beautiful city of Almaty has been assigned by the host Weightlifting Federation of Kazakhstan to stage the significant event this coming November. The team of the Organising Committee appointed by WFRK President Zhanat Tusupbekov and under the leadership of Omar Mustafin, CEO had already made advanced preparations and at the visit all technical and organisational details could be finalized. Almaty offers a very convenient and compact World Championships, with the competition venue, training and the hotels for the accommodation being practically adjoining buildings, in walking distance. Facilities and services will be provided at very high level for the participants who are expected to turn out in great numbers in Almaty. The Regulation is about to be published in due time and progress reports will be submitted to the IWF community at the upcoming Congress and via the

Chinese Weightlifting Association Elections

China Weightlifting Association held its 8th National Electoral Congress in Beijing on the 5th June, 2014. At the Congress, Mr. Ma Wenguang was re-elected President of China Weightlifting Association, and 16 Vice Presidents were also elected. Mr. Qian Guangjian was re-elected General Secretary. Congratulations to the President and General Secretary as well as to all elected

State Decoration to Weightlifter Miss Shalinee Valaydon

The Mauritius Amateur Weightlifters’ & Powerlifters’ Association (MAWPLA) is extremely pleased to announce to the Weightlifting Community, that Weightlifter Miss Shalinee Valaydon has received a Decoration of Honor by the President of the Republic of Mauritius Hon. Mr. Kailash Purryag. She has received the Member of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (MSK) distinction in relation to her contribution towards the promotion of Sports in Mauritius. Miss Valaydon became the first ever Weightlifter to have won a Gold medal at the African Weightlifting Championships last year. She is also among the very few Women Sportswomen to have excelled in the African Continent for our country. She is the very first Mauritian Weightlifter to have been decorated. The MAWPLA is very grateful to the Mauritian Minister of Youth & Sports Hon. Devanand Ritoo for his invaluable support towards our sport and having recommended Miss Valaydon for this

WADA makes amendment to Section S.2.1 of 2014 Prohibited List

Montreal, May 30, 2014 Dear Colleagues, WADA has confirmed an amendment to Section S2.1 of the 2014 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods. Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) activators Xenon and Argon will be added to the 2014 Prohibited List, after the recommendation was made and approved by WADA’s Executive Committee during its May meeting. Having recently been alerted to the substance of Xenon and its potential performance enhancing characteristics, the WADA List Committee discussed the matter during its April meeting and recommended namely adding the two noble gases – Xenon and argon – on the Prohibited List. The change will be effective following the required three-month notice period, and once UNESCO has appropriately communicated the amendment to all States Parties. The revised 2014 Prohibited List will take effect on September 1, 2014. The change to the List reads as follows: S2. PEPTIDE HORMONES, GROWTH FACTORS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES The following substances, and other substances with similar chemical structure or similar biological effect(s), are prohibited: 1. Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents [e.g. erythropoietin (EPO), darbepoetin (dEPO), hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) stabilizers and activators (e.g. xenon, argon), methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (CERA), peginesatide (Hematide)]. The revised 2014 Prohibited List can be found on WADA’s website. Best regards, World Anti-Doping

Reminder: 2014 Junior World Championships Kazan

The deadline for the Final Entry Forms for the 2014 IWF Junior World Championships Kazan expires on 5 June. We invite all Member Federations to send their Final Entry Forms promptly to the Russian Weightlifting Federation ([email protected]) and to the IWF ([email protected]). We kindly ask you to indicate your participation at the IWF Congress to be held in Kazan prior to the competitions. All documents and forms are available on the IWF