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Record entries for the 2019 OTIP Program

The eighth edition of the Oceania Talent Identification Program (OTIP) has reached a record number of 9156 entries from 13 countries this year (5151 boys and 4005 girls)! [caption id="attachment_28367" align="alignleft" width="228"] Solomon Islands[/caption] In 2012, Dr Tamas Ajan, President of the IWF launched the first OTIP program organized by the Oceania Weightlifting Federation with the aim to identify talented students throughout the schools of the Oceania region, and in particular the Pacific Island nations. Thirteen countries took part in the program: Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Kiribati, Guam and CNMI. This year, Kiribati's pride lifter, 2019 Pacific Games winner and multiple international champions, KATOATAU David took on the duty to travel around the islands to promote the sport of weightlifting and the OTIP program.  David is well known for his contribution to his community and the common good, he was named as an Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) ambassador for climate change last year.     This OWF school initiative has been the backbone of the development of champions in the Oceania region in recent years. This program organised by the OWF is financially supported by the IWF. Many students who have been identified through the OTIP program by their own federations are now lifting in national and international events including the Commonwealth and Olympic

In memory of Alexander Kurlovich: Alexander Cup 2019

The 2019 Alexander Cup was held between 1-4 November in Grodno, Belarus, in memory of the two-time Olympic champion, four-times World Champion, two-times European Champion and Member of the IWF Technical Committee, Alexander Kurlovich. The Cup, which was also a Silver Level Qualification Event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games has seen 26 men and 30 women participants from 17 countries all over the world. On the medals table, China won the most by far (24,6,3), Belarus kept home 24 medals (6,10,8) and Ukraine was third with 9 medals (6,3,0).  At the men's teams classification, Belarus took the lead followed by China and Armenia, while the Chinese women's team proved to be the best followed by Belarus and Russia. HUANG TING (CHN) improved her own Junior World Record by two 2kg in the women's 64kg bodyweight category to 107kg in the Snatch and Uzbek FAYZULLAEVA Kumushkhon set a new Snatch Youth World Record in the same category at 98kg. It shows the local importance of the event and the respect towards Alexander Kurlovich, that prior to the competition, the Governor of Grodno received the IWF delegation: Mohammed Jalood, General Secretary; Nicu Vlad, Vice President and Attila Adamfi, Director General. International officials paid tribute at Alexanders grave together with Olga Kurlovich, his widow. In relation to the competition, Attila Adamfi was invited to meet sports leaders and political notabilities of the country in Minsk, including Siarhei Kavalchunk, Sports Minister of Belarus, Yury Senko, Chairman of BWU and Belarus Customs Chairman and George Katulin, Secretary General of the Belarus NOC. The IWF Director General was given an update regarding the improvements and investments in the matter of Anti-Doping in Belarus. In recent years, doping became a criminal action in the country, which, together with education programs, resulted in a doping-free record for Belarus since 2016. Building on the experiences from the second European Games this year in Minsk, Attila Adamfi discussed the possibility of including weightlifting in the programme of the Games next year.

In memory of Alexander Kurlovich: Alexander Cup 2019

The 2019 Alexander Cup was held between 1-4 November in Grodno, Belarus, in memory of the two-time Olympic champion, four-times World Champion, two-times European Champion and Member of the IWF Technical Committee, Alexander Kurlovich. The Cup, which was also a Silver Level Qualification Event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games has seen 26 men and 30 women participants from 17 countries all over the world. On the medals table, China won the most by far (24,6,3), Belarus kept home 24 medals (6,10,8) and Ukraine was third with 9 medals (6,3,0).  At the men's teams classification, Belarus took the lead followed by China and Armenia, while the Chinese women's team proved to be the best followed by Belarus and Russia. HUANG TING (CHN) improved her own Junior World Record by two 2kg in the women's 64kg bodyweight category to 107kg in the Snatch and Uzbek FAYZULLAEVA Kumushkhon set a new Snatch Youth World Record in the same category at 98kg. It shows the local importance of the event and the respect towards Alexander Kurlovich, that prior to the competition, the Governor of Grodno received the IWF delegation: Mohammed Jalood, General Secretary; Nicu Vlad, Vice President and Attila Adamfi, Director General. International officials paid tribute at Alexanders grave together with Olga Kurlovich, his widow. In relation to the competition, Attila Adamfi was invited to meet sports leaders and political notabilities of the country in Minsk, including Siarhei Kavalchunk, Sports Minister of Belarus, Yury Senko, Chairman of BWU and Belarus Customs Chairman and George Katulin, Secretary General of the Belarus NOC. The IWF Director General was given an update regarding the improvements and investments in the matter of Anti-Doping in Belarus. In recent years, doping became a criminal action in the country, which, together with education programs, resulted in a doping-free record for Belarus since 2016. Building on the experiences from the second European Games this year in Minsk, Attila Adamfi discussed the possibility of including weightlifting in the programme of the Games next year.

Updated TO Examination

The IWF Technical Committee has updated the IWF Technical Officials’ Examination documents, aligning them to the latest IWF Technical Rules and Regulations. The documents can be found in the Download Center, along with other useful information for Technical Officials. IWF Technical Officials’ Examination – Questions IWF Technical Officials’ Examination –

Dr Tamas Ajan received recognition from CAS

The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) and the Board of ICAS held a meeting in Budapest this week. Dr Tamas Ajan, President of the International Weightlifting Federation was invited to the prestigious event, along with other Hungarian sports leaders and notabilities of political and social life. Recognizing 20 years of hard work as President of the IWF, and over 40 years spent in the world of weightlifting, Dr Ajan was awarded a trophy by Mr John D Coates, ICAS President and IOC Member and Mr Matthieu Reeb, CAS

Coaching and Referee Seminar in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A two-day seminar for coaches and referees was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18th of October 2019, in the framework of the IWF Development Program. The meeting started with the opening speech of Mr Nedim Masic, General Secretary of the B&H Weightlifting Federation, who then proceeded to talk about his topic: New view to new rules - update on IWF rule changes. Dr Mensur Vrcic, who is a full-time professor at the Sarajevo University, former weightlifter and Executive Board member in the federation held a presentation about athlete recovery, followed by the presentation of Mr Mela Omerovic about female recreation. Mr Maged Salama, IWF expert gave an extensive lecture on strength and flexibility in weightlifting. The second day of the seminar mostly included practical lessons for the attendees. The Coaching Course was lead by Mr Maged Salama, while Mr Nedim Masic was responsible for tutoring the referees. After the lessons, some referees took exams, while others have the possibility to check the theoretical tests in public, projected to big screen to allow the participants to learn from the tests