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Elections – Pakistan Weightlifting Federation

Pakistan Weightlifting Federation held its elections on 3 July 2021 at the Pakistan Olympic House Lahore via Zoom and for those who could attend, in-person. The elections were supervised by the Election Commission Chairman of PWLF, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali (Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan). Muhammad Jahangir, Deputy Secretary General of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), supervised the election on behalf of NOC Pakistan (POA) and Mr. Musa Haseeb on behalf of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB). Twenty-two representatives of the following affiliated units attended this Elective General Council Meeting: Punjab, Sindh, K.P., Baluchistan, WAPDA, Railway, H.E.C., Islamabad, AJ&K, National Women Weightlifting Commission, Pakistan Weightlifting Coaches Commission & Pakistan Weightlifitng Referee Commission. The following office bearers were elected unopposed for the next four year term (2021-2025). 1 Chairman; Mian Muhammad Aslam (Islamabad) 2 President; Hafiz Imran Butt (Refrees Commission) 3 Vice President; Abdul Aziz Khan (Balochistan) 4 Vice President; Sheeraz Muhammad (KP) 5 Vice President; Nafees Ahmed (Sind) 6 Vice President; Amjad Amin Butt (Punjab) 7 Vice President; Muzaffar Ahmed Ghuman (Wapda) 8 Vice President; Ms. Seemabia Tahir (Punjab) 9 General Secretary; Ms. Nuzhat Jabeen (Women Commission) 10 Treasurer; Abdul Sattar Rahi (H.E.C) 11 Associate General Secretary; Muhammad Usman (Railway) 12 Associate General Secretary; Ms. Humaira Latif (H.E.C) 13 Executive Member; Ali Aslam (Coaches Commission) 14 Executive Member; Mushtaq Ahmed (Punjab) 15 Executive Member; Javed Iqbal (Balochistan) 16 Executive Member; Dr. Aftab Ahmed Butt (AJ&K) Source: Pakistan Weightlifting

Pan-American Coaches Continue Their Online Weightlifting Coach Course – Level III

The Weightlifting Coaching Course - Level 3, organized by the Pan-American Weightlifting Federation in collaboration with the South American Weightlifting Confederation and the Coaches Club of America, is part of the 5 Levels of Coaching program that runs from 2020 to 2022. The Pan-American Weightlifting Federation and Sammy Murillo, President of the Coaches Club of America, are the managers of this important initiative that strengthens the technical work of weightlifting throughout the continent. The first weekend has been a success and all participants were satisfied with the learning process. Coaches from Pan-America and Spain have appreciated the opportunity that this online course has brought to them, and they are all keen to continue the course. The Level 3 Course is running for 1 month, between June 26 and July 18. The virtual classes are held on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and the level is completed after a successful exam in each subject. The course is taught by professionals in the field and is divided into three modules.  The designated Professors of the course are: - Prof. Jorge Adones (Chile) - Technique and Methodology; - Prof. Claudio Henschke (Argentina) - Physical Preparation; - Prof. Carlos Mora (Ecuador) - Sports Planning and Training. Each course is provided in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese with simultaneous translation and explained with audiovisual materials, therefore the course suitable for all participants. This E-Learning system provides a great interaction with coaches and gives several opportunities to properly conduct all topics. The Pan-American Weightlifting Federation has developed an educational platform for everyone to provide access to this course at a reasonable cost, however, each Member Federation of the Pan-American Federation receives a quota of 2 scholarships. About a hundred coaches from the Continent and Spain participated in the Coaches Training Program therefore the Federation reached their goal: to provide more information for coaches, to provide learning opportunities and help them getting better in the field. Coaches are looking forward to the next round that will be held this weekend on the 3rd and 4rd of July 2021. After the Olympic Games, the program will continue with the second version of Level 1 and Level 2

Press Statement on the IWF Constitution Reform Congress

The draft constitution was discussed at length at the IWF Constitution Reform Congress which was held remotely on 30 June 2021. A majority of the Member Federations agreed that the draft constitution should serve as the basis for the IWF's future governance. As far as the fight against doping is concerned, the proposals submitted by WADA and the ITA were approved with the required majority of 2/3. In view of the abundant material to be considered, the Congress has been adjourned and will reconvene so as to be completed before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic

Technical Officials PowerPoint Presentations Are Now Available in Spanish

The IWF Technical Committee has developed several PowerPoint presentations, explaining in a simple and clear way different topics related to the Technical Officials work. It is a powerful tool for improving their performance, but for non-English speaking people it is sometimes difficult to understand. The Pan-American and South American Weightlifting bodies have added in their joint E-Learning Platform a new tool for Spanish speaking people: a Spanish version of all the PowerPoint presentations developed by the Technical Committee. In this way, the excellent job of the Technical Committee can be spread, becoming useful for more people within the weightlifting community. To respect the original documents, both versions (English and Spanish) are published together. All the information can be downloaded from the E-Learning Platform (www.pesasamerica.org) or the website of the South American Confederation (http://sudamericanapesas.org/presentaciones-comite-tecnico-iwf-en-espanol/) More information about E-Learning Platform at

Press Statement on the Positions of Mr Nicolae VLAD and Dr Hasan AKKUS on the IWF Executive Board

After the publication of the ITA investigation report, Nicolae VLAD (ROU) and Dr Hasan AKKUS (TUR) have both stepped aside from their respective roles on the IWF Executive Board, pending completion of the processes related to the Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) that have been asserted against them. In both cases, the ADRVs were asserted following a recent investigation by the International Testing Agency (ITA) that had been mandated by the IWF. Mr. Vlad also resigned from his position as Technical Delegate for Tokyo 2020. Neither will travel to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and their accreditations are being

2021 IWF Youth World Championships – Jeddah (KSA)

After the decision of the IWF Executive Board, regarding the switch between host countries of the 2021 Junior and Youth World Championships, Jeddah (KSA) will organize this year's IWF Youth World Championships between 03-12 October 2021. The program of the Competition is planned as follows: 03-04 October 2021 IWF Executive Board Meeting 05-12 October 2021 Competition As usual, entry submission for the event will be via the E-Entry platform and deadline for the preliminary entries (LONG LIST) is 5 July 2021. Since 2018 it is mandatory to register all athletes before the preliminary entry deadline in case of World Championships (Youth/Junior/Senior). For this purpose, Federations are able to register up to 20 athletes per gender even though the final number of competitors can only be a maximum of 10 athletes (+ 2 Reserves) per gender, which shall be selected by the Final Entry deadline (05 September 2021). Athletes shall also comply with the Anti-Doping requirements and rules of the IWF in regards to World Championships as follows: In accordance with article 5.5.16 of the IWF Anti-Doping Rules 2021 whereabouts information of the athletes shall be submitted at minimum three (3) months prior to the event. Athletes who wish to compete at the 2021 IWF Youth World Championships shall submit their whereabouts information for the period outlined above at the latest on 05 JULY 2021. An Athlete who does not comply with this provision is not eligible to compete at the 2021 IWF Youth World Championships. More information on the Regulations and Forms can be