Tbilisi launches logo of 2016 IWF Junior Worlds
The Georgian Weightlifting Federation has launched - and the IWF approved - the official logos of the 2016 IWF Junior World Championships to be hosted in Tbilisi in less than 3 months'
Forms and Regulation for the 2016 JWC are up
The documents for the 2016 IWF Junior World Championships Tbilisi, GEO were uploaded. The Regulation as well as all the forms are accessible through the Calendar and can be downloaded from the Download
IWF Anti-Doping Seminar, Kazan
At the IWF Anti-Doping Seminar held during the IWF Grand Prix - Russian Federation President’s Cup in Kazan on 20th March 2016, Mr Alexander Gerasimenko, IWF Vice President greeted the participants. He called for a strong support of the IWF Member Federations in the fight against doping and declared zero tolerance to it. Mr Attila Adamfi, IWF Director General emphasized that the anti-doping activity is a main priority of the IWF since 1976. The number of doping control tests of the IWF is much higher than in most of the other International Federations. The IWF pays great attention also on the education programme, the present seminar is a good example of this. The representatives of those countries which presented serious doping problems including those countries which reported adverse analytical findings at the 2015 IWF World championships in Houston, USA were asked to attend it. Prevention is a priority for IWF; the Continental Weightlifting Federations are obliged to hold Anti-Doping seminars with the financial support of the IWF. Unfortunately, sanctions remain for the moment the last tool to remind the Member Federations of their responsibility to put an end to doping and to protect clean athletes. It can be realised by taking away Olympic quotas, even by not permitting a Member Federation to participate at the Olympic Games, like is the case of Bulgaria. The main goal is to protect the clean athletes and secure weightlifting status on the Olympic programme. Mr Yury Nagornykh, Deputy Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation informed about the intention of the Russian Government to strengthen its fight against doping, taking into consideration the great number of recent Adverse Analytical Findings in different sports. It carries out a wide education programme all over the country; its plan is to modify the legislation and make Anti-Doping violation a criminal act. In his introduction Dr Patrick Schamasch, IWF Anti-Doping Commission Chairman emphasized the necessity of taking urgent steps to stop Anti-Doping Rules violations in weightlifting all over the world, especially in former Eastern block countries where statistics show a high percentage. He gave detailed information on the modification of the WADA Code as of 1st January 2015, the process of the Result Management, the prohibited substances, Athlete’s Biological Passport. The moto of its lecture was ”Enough is Enough !” Dr Schamasch drew attention to the newly prohibited substance, Meldonium which has been added on the WADA prohibited list since 1st January 2016. The IWF has already reminded its Member Federations on this danger. Thanks to the IWF’s ongoing proactive campaign, so far no Adverse Analytical Findings have been found concerning this substance in weightlifting. He stressed the responsibility of the MF leaders to spread information on doping issues on a regular basis, among athletes and entourage, as without their support the IWF ADC will not be able to achieve any of the expected results. The IWF ADC continues its strict control, using among other methods intelligence and investigation. If the number of the Anti Doping Rules violations do not decrease in the very next future, stricter sanctions will be needed and immediately enforced. However, he gave priority to prevention and education, taking an active part in the Anti-Doping Seminars worldwide as a
6th IWF Grand Prix – Russian Federation President’s Cup concluded
Kazan again offered superb conditions and warm hospitality for the participants of the first Olympic Qualification Event in 2016. The Event was opened by Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Igor Nagornikh, Deputy Sports Minister of Russia, Alexander Gerasimenko, Vice President and Attila Adamfi, Director General of IWF. On the first competition day in women’s 75 kg a great number of spectators watched the fight between Mariia Petrova (RUS), Junior World and European Champion of 2015 and Johanie Filiatreault (CAN), bronze medalist of the Junior World Championships of 2013. Fililatreault received gold medal, Petrova silver and Jessica Phillips (USA) bronze. The Canadian anthem was followed by the Russian one in men’s 94 kg, as Adam Maligov (RUS) was awarded three gold medals with 375 kg in total. The winner of the Grand Prix last year, Junior European Champion, silver medalist at the 2014 Senior World Championships defeated Viktor Getts (RUS) and Bianco Angelo (USA). In women’s + 75 kg Hripsime Khurshudyan (ARM), bronze medalist of London 2012, several times World and European Champion won. Wesley Kitts (USA) was a surprise in men’s 105 kg, as his name has not been known by the public and received three bronze medals. Jaroslav Samoraj (POL) was the winner in this bodyweight category with a total of 400 kg, adding 15 kg to the total of Gennady Muratov (RUS) silver medalist. An enthusiastic audience cheered the victory of Ruben Aleksanyan (ARM), Junior World Champion, European silver medalist who won the men’s heavyweight category. Peter Nagy (HUN) finished second, Jirzi Orsag (CZE) third. In spite of the expectations Chingiz Mogushov (RUS) could get only the fourth place, but he was the winner having the highest bodyweight (195,80 kg) ever registered at IWF Events. The event concluded with a spectacular gala dinner where the best team – traditionally the Russian one – was awarded. The two-day competition was held in excellent surroundings and the 6th IWF Grand Prix - Russian President’s Cup finished with great success. Kazan proved to be a perfect host again, after organising several international weightlifting events in the past
Kazan is ready to kick off
The IWF Grand Prix - 6th President’s Cup of the Russian Federation will take place in Kazan on 19-20th March, the preparations of the event are coming to an end. At an international press conference held today in Ak Bars Sport Hall Mr Attila Adamfi, IWF Director General greeted the hosts and representatives of the media on behalf of Dr Tamas Ajan, IWF President. He said that he is always pleased to visit the „Sport Capital of Russia” which has hosted several international competitions in different sports. The weightlifters come home to Kazan, as European Championships, Universiade, Junior World Championships have been held here before. He emphasized that it is the first individual Olympic qualification event in 2016, this is why it has great importance. Several participants of the Grand Prix will compete at the Rio Olympic Games, too. Mr Sergey Syrtsov, President of the Russian Weightlifting Federation reminded the audience that after Belgorod, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Noyabrsk and Grozny the President’s Cup is held for the 6th time. 41 athletes are expected to compete representing 12 countries, including outstanding Russian weightlifters like Mogushkov Chingiz and from Tatarstan Andrey Demanov and Maria Petrova. He highly evaluated the professional level of the organisation. Mr Vladimir Leonov, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport of the Republic of Tatarstan thanked for the possibility of holding this prestigious international event in
Task force and targeted reanalysis before Rio
IOC also welcomes new WADA-led anti-doping task force in lead-up to this summer’s Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have announced that selected samples from the Olympic Games London 2012 and Beijing 2008 are being reanalysed ahead of this summer’s Games in Rio de Janeiro, in another initiative aimed at protecting the clean athletes. At the request of and funded by the IOC, WADA has also set up a task force to gather information and intelligence; identify any gaps in pre-Games testing; and coordinate any extra testing that may be needed through the International Federations (IFs), National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) and, if necessary, WADA itself. The WADA-run task force, which is coordinating intelligence-gathering with the NADOs of Australia, Denmark, Japan, South Africa, the UK and USA, will identify athletes or groups of athletes who should be included in registered testing pools, and those who the IOC should test during the four-week period of the Olympic Games Rio 2016. The reanalysis of hundreds of samples from London 2012 and Beijing 2008 is already under way. The IOC and WADA have together identified and agreed on the sports and countries being targeted. This includes in particular athletes likely to compete in Rio de Janeiro who also competed in London and Beijing 2008, and specific methods of analysis where there have been advances during the time since Beijing 2008 and London 2012. “The aim of the programme is to prevent athletes who cheated in London or Beijing, and got away with it because we didn’t have as advanced methods of analysis as we do now, from competing in Rio de Janeiro,” IOC Medical and Scientific Director Richard Budgett said during the WADA Anti-Doping Organisation Symposium taking place from 14 to 16 March in Lausanne. “The results will come in a number of weeks or months.” The specialist task force will advise the IOC and the Rio 2016 Organising Committee who they should be testing, both in and out of competition. This intelligence will be used to refine the testing plan day by day during the period of the Games (beginning with the opening of the Athletes’ Village on 24 July, and ending with the Closing Ceremony on 21 August), to produce the most effective and efficient testing programme possible. “We are trying passionately to protect those clean athletes who are going to Rio 2016,” Dr Budgett said. “And the best way to do that is to catch the cheats and deter the cheats before we get to Rio de Janeiro. So that’s why we launched this initiative with the task force even before the Olympic Games open.” The measures are in line with the change of philosophy to protect the clean athletes outlined in Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC’s strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement. Earlier this month, the IOC Executive Board agreed to delegate the decisions on alleged anti-doping rule violations during the Olympic Games to an independent body. A new Anti-doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will handle cases from the Olympic Games 2016 onwards. The move follows the Resolution of the Fourth Olympic Summit to make anti-doping testing independent of sports organisations. Source:
