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CRC Webinar Series – Second Webinar

IWF Coaching and Research Committee is organizing the second webinar from their Webinar Series, on 12th July 2021, 21:00 CEST. The second webinar will start off with an important message from IWF Interim President Dr Michael Irani who presents as a medical doctor. He will talk about how coaches can help their athletes when an injury occurs in the gym, for example, when the lifter falls and hits their head. The second presenter is Dr Junichi Okada from Japan, a member of the IWF CRC, presents a Japanese study about the comparison of barbell kinematics and kinetics during successful and unsuccessful snatch attempts among elite male weightlifters completed at the Senior and Junior World Championships in 2017. The anchor of the second webinar is Dr Kyle Pierce who will this time talk about his own coaching experiences. If you have not already watched the documentary The Game Changers from 2018 (available on for example Netflix), this is the time to do it! In the movie, three-time Olympian Kendrick Farris talks about his training and nutrition choice – a plant-based diet. Dr Pierce will talk as Kendrick’s personal coach about the challenges and benefits he has discovered with this diet. Dr Pierce is an important contributor to the IWF CRC. To register, please click

IWF Reallocated All Quotas of Member Federations with Multiple ADRVs

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) reallocated all quotas of Member Federations sanctioned for multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) pursuant to the Article 12 of the IWF Anti-Doping Rules (IWF ADR) and/or the IWF Qualification System for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 (IWF OQS) by the deadline of 5 July 2021. The IWF took note of the International Testing Agency (ITA)’s announcement pertaining to the decisions of the IWF Member Federation Independent Sanctioning Panel (Independent Panel) against the Weightlifting Federation of Vietnam and the Weightlifting Federation of Colombia (Federación Colombiana De Levantamiento De Pesas) as a consequence of multiple ADRVs committed by athletes affiliated to the respective Member Federations. Based on the ITA investigation report, due to the multiple ADRVs of the Weightlifting Federation of Turkey their quotas have been reduced to 1 male and 1 female quota for the Tokyo Olympic Games.As a follow up to these cases, the remaining quotas were allocated by the IWF in accordance with the rules of the IWF Tokyo 2020 Weightlifting Qualification System. After the evaluation of all National Olympic Committees/Member Federations’ confirmations, the final list of Athletes can be

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