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Anti-Doping Seminar in Kenya

Within the framework of IWF Development Program Kenya Amateur Weightlifting Association organized an Anti-Doping Seminar in Nairobi, Kenya in May, 2017. The seminar was conducted by presenters from Kenya Anti-Doping Agency, Kenyatta University and Kenyatta National Hospital and altogether 16 coaches from various weightlifting clubs attended. Presentations covered a lot of topics such as using ADAMS, doping control processes and procedures, prohibited list, physical and health consequences of doping. Mr. John Ogolla, General Secretary said: "All the coaches who participated confirmed that the knowledge they gained was useful. The Association is grateful for the support of IWF Development and Education Commission that made the seminar possible and for the IWF's financial

Qatari Gold – ELBAKH Fares Ibrahim E. H. Junior World Champion

W69kg YI Chuwei (CHN) missed two of her attempts but still managed to keep her leading position until the end. She won the three Gold Medals with 104kg-126kg-230kg. The competition for the Silver went on between TILER Rebekah Jade (GBR) and PANOVA Hanna (UKR). Only 5th in the Snatch, PANOVA came up second in the Clean and Jerk but was caught by TILER – 3rd in the Snatch – also lifting 123kg for her second attempt. Interesting to note that no athlete competing in the Women’s 69kg bodyweight category was able to make a good lift in the last Clean and Jerk. In the end, TILER won the Silver Medal with 225kg while PANOVE the Bronze with 223kg. PALACIOS DAJOMES Angie Paola (ECU) missed the podium only by 1kg. M85kg Gold Medallist in the Snatch with 162kg, DAVITADZE Revaz (GEO) couldn’t transform his advantage into a victory. Missing two Clean and Jerk attempts, he couldn’t get close to the leading lifters in the Clean and Jerk where he ended 9th. However, with many lifters missing their attempts, DAVITADZE came up third with his Total of 347kg. The incredibly talented ELBAKH Fares Ibrahim E. H. (QAT) was crowned 2017 Junior World Champion. He won the 2016 Asian Championships with 352kg while le lifted 353kg here in Tokyo, JPN. 7th place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, ELBAKH might be a real hope for a Qatari medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Silver Medal went to VALLENILLA SANCHEZ Keydomar Giovanni (VEN) winning three medals altogether – a Bronze in the Snatch (156kg), a Silver in the Clean and Jerk (192kg) and another one in the Total (348kg). RIVAS MOSQUERA Jhonatan (COL) ended 5th in the Total but still got a Bronze Medal in the Clean and Jerk with

LOPEZ LOPEZ Yeison got no challenger

M77kg LOPEZ LOPEZ Yeison (COL) was the only athlete winning three medals at this competition and all of them Gold. Several times Youth and Junior World Champion, his results are constantly improving. With his Total of 356kg, he registered his best result ever achieved at an IWF sanctioned event. With impressive lifts – all of them good – he lifted 18kg more than the Silver Medallist ending with a result of 338kg. Ranking 5th in the Snatch, KHUDAYBERGANOV Shakhzod (UZB) came up in the Clean and Jerk and even made a high jump between his second and third attempts going from 186kg to 193kg but the weight was way to heavy to make it a good lift. However, he still kept his second position in both in the Clean and Jerk and in the Total. Reaching 338kg, he was followed by IARKIN Viacheslav (RUS). IARKIN won with two 4th place and got on the podium lifting only 1kg more than SUHAREVS Ritvars (LAT). The Latvian lifter won a Bronze in the Snatch while in the Clean and Jerk 3rd place was KIM Sungmin from

China dominating W63kg

ZHOU Xiaojing (CHN) missed her second attempt at 105kg and it seemed that HUANG Ting (CHN) can win the Snatch Gold, but raising the bar to 106kg she won over her Chinese compatriot. Interesting to note that except for ZHOU and HUANG, all the athletes in the Women’s 63kg missed their third attempt. The Clean and Jerk competition was more then tense as ZHOU and HUANG kept fighting for the Gold. Both athletes showed huge superiority over the other athletes competing. ZHOU Xiaojing missed her last attempt at 134kg so it was all or nothing for HUANG who had to make her third attempt a good lift. With 6 successful attempts, HUANG Ting, 2015 Youth World Champion and 2016 Asian Junior Champion won the Gold for her Total of 239kg. All three Bronze Medals went to different athletes! The Snatch was awarded to LLAMOSA MOSQUERA Nathalia (COL) while DURAN AYON Ana Lilia (MEX) took the one in the Clean and Jerk. As for the Total, HULPAN Florina-Sorina (ROU) 4th place in the Snatch and 5th in the Gold got it with

KOHA Rebeka (LAT) and CUMMINGS JR Clarence (USA) are Gold

W58kg – KOHA Rebeka won the Gold within Women for Latvia Impressive competition with tension until the end as KOHA Rebeka (LAT) European Junior and Youth Champion and 4th place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games took her 6 good lifts. Changing bodyweight category after the Olympics, she is now reaching to the top in the Women’s 58kg. With two Silver Medals in the Snatch (99kg) and the Clean and Jerk (120kg), she stood on the highest place of the podium to be handed over the Gold for her Total of 219kg. She won the first ever Gold within Women for Latvia. Ending 1kg ahead of KOHA in the Snatch, YANG Chunyan (CHN) missed only one lift – a Clean and Jerk at 120kg – maybe the most important one. With 218kg, she took Silver in the Total with 218kg. Youth Olympic Champion in 2014 and Silver Medallist at the 2016 IWF Junior World Championships, PAKKARATHA Rattanaphon’s (THA) last lift in the Clean and Jerk (121kg) ensured her a Gold, and a Bronze for her Total of 213kg. M69kg – CUMMINGS JR Clarence (USA) defended his title  Three missed lifts in the Snatch for LIU Weijian (CHN) opened the competition to the other athletes competing in the Men’s 69kg bodyweight category. The Japanese public gave a real boost to MIYAMOTO Masanori (JPN) who secured a Gold in the Snatch with 147kg. He was followed by ZANNI Mirko (ITA) at 140kg and MOSQUERA LOZANO Jose David (COL) only 1kg behind. Missing his third attempt at 141kg, CUMMINGS JR Clarence (USA) came up 4th. The Clean and Jerk changed the order a bit and it was time for CUMMINGS JR Clarence (USA) to shine. After a first successful lift at 173kg, he waited to take his second one. Setting a Japanese National Record, MIYAMOTO Masanori (JPN) was the only one still in the game to keep it up with CUMMINGS. With two good lifts (168kg and 173kg), the Japanese athlete only missed his last attempt at 178kg. CUMMING came out with 183kg and a good lift to take 186kg as his last attempt. He already secured the Gold Medal in both Clean and Jerk and Total, however he gave two of the existing Youth World Records a try. He couldn’t break his own Clean and Jerk Youth World Record of 185kg or the Total Youth World Record of 322kg set by Shagir Taner (TUR), but he gave the public an incredible

IWF Education Seminar in Japan

In the framework of the IWF Development Program, the IWF held an Education Seminar in Tokyo, JPN. The seminar was tailored to the young athletes and their coaches participating at the 2017 IWF Junior World Championships. Such lectures are implemented on the occasion of all our events with the participation of athletes and teams present. This enables the attendees to gain additional knowledge in the field of Anti-Doping, weightlifting values and teaches young lifters the importance of the relation to be established with the media representatives. An interactive question/answer session took place after every lecture. Lectures Dr. Kyle Pierce, IWF Coaching and Research Committee Member Sport Ethical issues and the Olympism Lilla Rozgonyi, IWF Communication and Marketing Director Media training, journalist relations, social media and athletes’ profiles Dr. Patrick Schamasch, IWF Anti-Doping Commission Chairman Fair Play, roles and responsibilities of the athletes and entourage, Consequences of doping Dr. Eva Nyirfa, IWF Legal Counsel IWF Anti-Doping Rules with special regard to the changes introduced by the New IWF Anti-Doping Policy Dr. Dominik Doerr, IWF Therapeutic Use Exemptions Committee Member Therapeutic Use