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Online Gala of the Hall of Fame of the Pan American Weightlifting Federation

On 22nd August 2020, the Pan American Weightlifting Federation will held the inauguration ceremony of its Hall of Fame. PAWF together with the Cuban Olympic Committee invites everyone to join virtually the ceremony which will be lively broadcasted from Havana. At the ceremony Ms Ursula Papandrea, IWF Interim President and Mr Mohammed Jalood, IWF General Secretary will welcome the participants. Within the first twenty inductees there are athletes, coaches, technical officials, and leaders from the whole Pan American Continent, most of them from Cuba. The new members were nominated by their national federations, evaluated by the PAWF Hall of Fame Commission, and then presented to the PAWF Executive Board for consideration and approval. After careful review, the PAWF Executive Board unanimously approved the Commission’s recommendation. These Hall of Fame inductees represent the best of the sport. They have each in their own way contributed to the growth of weightlifting in the Americas and, through their achievements, transcended the sport itself. To join the event, please register here: https://zoom.us/j/92073959180?pwd=NVFERkNrRnBVV200SjJQKzUyWmJGdz09 It can be followed through Youtube. The ceremony will begin at 7:00 pm Cuban Time. Please join us in congratulating the 2020 Hall of Fame class: LEADERS: MARCELINO DEL FRADE DIAZ - CUBA ROSALIO ALVARADO - MÉXICO JOSÉ HERRERA - VENEZUELA INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL OFFICERS: DAVID MONTERO - BRASIL CARLOS CUERVO PÉREZ - CUBA ATHLETES: HUMBERTO SELVETTI - ARGENTINA CHRISTINE GIRARD - CANADA MABEL MOSQUERA - COLOMBIA JUAN ROMERO - COLOMBIA DIEGO SALAZAR - COLOMBIA SERGIO ALVAREZ BOULET - CUBA PEDRO LUIS RODRIGUEZ DOLLET - CUBA PASTOR RODRIGUEZ LUIS - CUBA MARIO RICARDO VILLALOBO - CUBA JULIO ECHENIQUE GONZÁLEZ - CUBA FERNANDO AUGUSTO BERNA - CUBA SORAYA JIMÉNEZ - MEXICO COACHES: RAMÓN MADRIGAL FALCÓN - CUBA MANUEL SUÁREZ FERNANDEZ - CUBA ROLANDO LEIVA HIDALGO -

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IWF reports that Mr Mustafa RADHA ALMULAD (KSA) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Exogenous Testosterone and 5α Adiol (S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids). 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

IWF Webinar for International Technical Officials (ITOs)

To educate a wider weightlifting community, IWF together with the IWF Technical Committee is introducing a new opportunity for all French, Russian and Arabic speaker Technical Officials. One webinar will be dedicated to each of the three languages on such important topics as the rules related to the Chief Marshal, Technical Controller and further crucial areas. Timetable French - Thursday, 13 August, 14PM (GMT+2) Russian - Friday, 14 August, 10AM (GMT+2) Arabic - Friday, 14 August, 14PM (GMT+2) To register for the webinars, click on the links below: French:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6315967973607/WN_m2CGOtijRGmNs6qKe76uWA Russian:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3315967976892/WN__LPK9t7zQPW3dOMhFTCl5A Arabic:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6315967977274/WN_lS-oKfO0RLGioC956nrRQA A broadcast will also be available at the IWF YouTube Channel. Hope to see many you at the

Call for Nominations to the IWF Anti-Doping Commission (ADC)

The IWF has recently undertaken a robust process of structural reforms and governance review, with a view of fostering transparency, modernization and accountability on all fronts, while upholding the highest standards of good governance and financial integrity. As part of this process, the IWF Executive Board has formally decided to dismiss Members of IWF’s standing anti-doping commissions, with the aim of marking a new beginning and reinforcing the governance, independence and overall efficiency of the IWF’s anti-doping efforts. The IWF Executive Board has further decided to formally mandate the International Testing Agency (ITA) to conduct an independent review and assessment of all anti-doping Commissions, including revising their governance, mission, composition, terms of reference as well as proposing new – different – Members to be appointed to the Commissions. These bodies will be composed of independent experts in the field of anti-doping and/or sports law and will support ITA and IWF’s work in maintaining clean competitions and a healthy environment for all lifters. These bodies will be composed of independent experts in the field of anti-doping and/or sports law and will support ITA and IWF’s work in maintaining clean competitions and a healthy environment for all lifters. In this context, the IWF and ITA wish to provide all IWF Member Federations with an opportunity to nominate one (1) candidate to the IWF Anti-Doping Commission (ADC). The ADC will have an advisory role in the fight against doping and will support the IWF Executive Board in monitoring the IWF’s duties, while upholding the independence of the IWF Anti-Doping Programme as implemented in full autonomy by the ITA. The ADC will be composed of nine Members as per the following appointment process: five independent members (including one Chairperson) appointed by the IWF Executive Board upon direct proposal of the ITA; four members appointed by the IWF Executive Board upon proposal of the ITA among a pool of candidates nominated by IWF’s Member Federations. To be considered, all nominations must include the following and be forwarded by Friday, 14 August 2020, to the ITA at [email protected] : an updated curriculum vitae, which fully outlines the candidate’s experience and expertise; a cover letter of the candidate indicating why and how he/she would be suitable for the position. The candidates shall not be employed by the Member Federations of the IWF and shall be in a position to sit in the ADC in an independent manner using their skills and expertise in the sport in the best interest of weightlifting as a whole. Each Member of the ADC will have to declare past and current appointments in the sport of Weightlifting. The ITA will review the nominations independently and recommend the most suitable candidates to the IWF Executive Board for formal

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IWF reports that Mr Maksim MUDREUSKI (BLR) has been charged with the violation of Article 2.2 of the IWF Anti-Doping Policy. 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

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IWF reports that the sample of Ms Tatiyana ALEEVA (RUS) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for metabolite of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT) (S1.1.a Exogenous Anabolic Steroid). 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