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Boossaba Yodbangtoey wins IOC Women and Sport Award

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today honoured six women for their outstanding contributions to the development of women’s participation in sport and sports administration, during a ceremony for the 2013 IOC Women and Sport Awards in Lausanne. The IOC Trophy for Asia was awarded to Ms Boossaba Yodbangtoey (THA). Ms Yodbangtoey has been active in women’s weightlifting in Thailand for the past two decades. A former governor of one of the country’s provinces, Ms Yodbangtoey is now President of the Thai Weightlifting Association. She has established a weightlifting centre for girls and women and, with her guidance, Thai women’s weightlifting has risen in the world rankings. Weightlifting in Thailand has also opened new opportunities for talented girls from the country’s poorer areas, with good coaching and excellent facilities provided to female weightlifters of all ages. By offering education opportunities to women weightlifters, Ms Yodbangtoey has also contributed to opening leadership positions within the Thai Weightlifting Association. IOC President Jacques Rogge said at the ceremony: “The Olympic Movement has been at the forefront of efforts to encourage the participation of women in sport for several years now.” He added: “We have made great progress towards equality on the field of play, but we have much more to do to boost the number of women coaches and sports administrators. Tonight’s award-winners all serve as true role models in the pursuit of this important goal.” Anita DeFrantz, Chairwoman of the IOC Women and Sport Commission said: “The remarkable women we are honouring tonight come from varied backgrounds, speak different languages and have made their mark on sport and society in different ways. But all are committed to the belief that the practice of sport is a human right that cannot be denied on the basis of gender, race, religion, ethnicity or sexual preference. The International Olympic Committee shares that commitment, as defined in the Olympic Charter.” Dr. Nat Indrapana (THA), IOC Member said: „Women in Thailand have more opportunities to succeed in Weightlifting, and the efforts as well as devotion of Ms Boosaba contribute to promote equal rights. This recognition is a great achievement for the country and for Women’s Weightlifting”. The winners were selected by the IOC Women and Sport Commission from a pool of 49 nominees. The applicants were submitted by National Olympic Committees (NOCs), Continental Associations and International Federations. Congratulations to Ms Boossaba Yodbangtoey and all

Champion weightlifter leads HUN Universiade Team’s Oath

2011 Shenzhen Universiade's strongest man, weightlifter Péter NAGY is a member of the Hungarian Team of 130 competitors ready to participate in the Universiade in Kazan. NAGY, champion in +105kg at the previous Universiade, was reading the Athletes' Oath for his teammates at the ceremony held on 28th June in Budapest. Hungary will be one of the approx. 160 nations that are sending their athletes to Kazan 2013.

New Threshold Level for Cannabis

At its May 11 meeting WADA’s Executive Committee decided to increase the threshold level for cannabis following consideration of the many submissions received from stakeholders during the Code review process. Accordingly, the Technical Document on Decision Limits for the Confirmatory Quantification of Threshold Substances (TD2013DL) has been revised to reflect the applicable modifications affecting compliance decisions for Carboxy-THC. Version 2.0 of the TD2013DL is effective as of May 11, 2013, and can be found on WADA’s Web site. All samples received by laboratories post-May 11 will be subject to the new threshold level. As a matter of fairness and to provide consistency, WADA advises not to pursue cases currently in the results management phase where the reported concentration is less than the new threshold (150 ng/mL). Also, for any analyses conducted from May 11 onwards, laboratories are requested not to report any THC case result below the acceptable threshold, regardless of the sample receipt date. Source:

WADA to offer smartphone App for athlete “whereabouts” reporting

Mobility of new App facilitates athletes’ submission of whereabouts details and update notifications. In an ongoing effort to support athletes and doping-free sport, WADA will introduce a free whereabouts App for smartphones in the third quarter of 2013. The new App is an extension of WADA’s whereabouts module (ADAMS), and will be available to more than 25,000 athletes worldwide to facilitate compliance with the anti-doping rules of their International Sport Federation or National Anti-Doping Organization. This will be of particular interest to those athletes in a registered testing pool who have specific anti-doping responsibilities regarding the provision of whereabouts information to support out-of-competition testing. The whereabouts App will be available on two commonly used platforms: iPhone and Android. Using their smartphone, athletes can enter, check, change and submit their whereabouts details at any time with just a few clicks. Using mobile notifications, it also helps the athletes to remember their obligations to submit whereabouts, including the relevant deadlines to do so. “The App provides athletes an easy, accessible way to report their whereabouts and remain in observance of the relevant regulations, thereby demonstrating their commitment to clean sport,” says David Howman, WADA’s Director General. “Everyone benefits from this efficient solution, and we are pleased to offer the App.” Originally launched in 2012 by the Dutch Doping Authority (DDA) for their own athletes, the App represents the successful collaboration between the DDA, InnoSportNL, NOC*NSF and CGI, and addresses a shared need by all athletes for greater mobility in whereabouts reporting. For their work on the Dutch whereabouts App, CGI was nominated for the 2013 Dutch TIM Awards presented by CIO Magazine. For more information on athletes whereabouts, please consult our Questions & Answers. Source:

IWF 1st Vice President Nicu Vlad met IWF President

IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan and 1st Vice President Nicu Vlad held a coordination meeting in Budapest, Hungary. The newly elected 1st Vice President paid a short visit at the President’s office to start working on the strategies of the new Olympic cycle. Ideas and proposals were shared and discussed in a friendly

IWF Guidelines and Manuals

In order to provide a better service and provide useful tools to our Member Federations, athletes and the Weightlifting Family the IWF produced guidelines with regard to Athletes’ Career, Competition Fixing, Sustainability and Sport Equipment Licensing. You can download the documents from our website under