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IWF Secretariat structure as of 1st January 2014

In the course of the restructuring of its administration and to further improve the efficiency and cooperation, please find below the administrators taking responsibilities for IWF operations in key areas. Attila ADAMFI has been appointed as Director General. In line with the modernisation of its structure and in order to facilitate the communication between the Secretariat and our Member Federations, Continental Federations and stakeholders, we wish to inform you about the roles and responsibilities of our colleagues. Attila ADAMFI, Director General General Coordination Sport / Competition Technical issues Committee Coordinator: Technical Committee Commission Coordinator: Intercontinental Commission, Marketing Commission Continental Coordinator: OWF Aniko NEMETH-MORA, Director, International Relations Congress, Executive Board IOC, ASOIF, FISU World Weightlifting Magazine: Senior Editor Commission Coordinator: Athletes Commission, Women’s Commission Continental Coordinator: AWF / EWF Eva MOSKA, Director, Development & Education Development Program Education Program Sport equipment providers Committee: Coaching & Research Committee Commission Coordinator: Development & Education Commission Continental Coordinator: PAWF Lilla ROZGONYI, Manager, Communication and Marketing Communication, Public Relations, Press Relations Publications Marketing Commission Coordinator: Press Commission Continental Coordinator: WFA Dr. Magdolna TROMBITAS, Legal Counsel Anti-Doping Legal ADAMS Committee Coordinator: Medical Committee Commission Coordinator: Anti-Doping Commission, Disciplinary Commission, Ethics Commission, Memberships Commission Eva BALOGH, Office Manager Member Federations Technical Officials Administration IWF President Schedule Gyula CSONTOS, Assistant Dr. Monika UNGAR, Legal Counsel is on maternity

Season’s Greetings

Please note that due to the holidays the IWF office will be closed from 23 December 2013 until 2 January 2014. On the occasion of the Festive Season, the IWF Secretariat wishes you all a Happy and Prosperous New

OWF Report on the recent OTIP camp

The Oceania Weightlifting Federation held last week at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute an OTIP camp. Running in the framework of the IWF Development Program, we are very proud to contribute un discovering new talents. Using the contribution provided to Continental Federations, the program putted into place by the OWF shows an outstanding success and it is proved to be an efficient way to use money provided for the development of weightlifting sport. OTIP Report The second year of the Oceania Talent Identification Program (OTIP) was launched in Brisbane – Australia, on the 10th July during the Oceania Weightlifting Congress. This program which started 12 months earlier has been an outstanding success in identifying talent in the region, especially in the Pacific islands. Quite a few identified students from 2012 competed in this year’s 2013 Oceania Championships. The OWF was delighted to see this as it fulfils the aims and objectives of the OTIP program. In fact we are confident that quite a few of these young students will be competing at the Olympic Youth Games next year. This year, the second year of the program, so far it has attracted 2,640 students from 53 schools. And we are confident of breaking last year’s record of 3020 once we get the second batch of entries, which will be finalized in January. The identified students from different countries have just completed a training camp at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in New Caledonia. The outcome was very successful as all students showed tremendous interest. In fact we are confident that we will see all of the students competing at next year’s Oceania Championships. Obviously without the financial support of the International Weightlifting Federation and also the Oceania National Olympic Committees, this program would not have been possible. The OWF is indebted to Dr. Tamas Ajan, President of the IWF, for his support and enthusiasm towards this program. Also special thanks to Eva Moska from the IWF for assisting with the organisation of this program. Also to the Comite Territorial Olympique Sportif (CTOS) and the City of Mont Dore for allowing the students to stay at the Institute. The slogan used for the program was: You never know how strong you are, if you don’t have a go! We were very pleased to see that all students were keen to train and learn as much as possible. Correct technique was shown to the students by the resident elite lifters who worked together with the students in every session. We were very pleased also that the lifters blended in very well together, even though they came from many different countries and different cultures. The camp also gave insight to the students of what is expected at international level as well as the role of the IWF and the OWF in the development of the sport. Check out the full Report here. Report provided by Paul Coffa, OWF General

Sochi 2014 Torch Relay

On Monday, Olympic weightlifter Alla Vazhenina was one of 22 torchbearers who carried the flame through Shadrinsk. Monday marked day 71 of the Sochi Olympic torch relay. The flame arrived in Shadrinsk on Monday. Sochi 2014 said 22 torchbearers will run with the flame on the relay route through Shadrinsk, including Olympic weightlifter Alla Vazhenina. Russian weightlifting stars Svetlana Cheremshanova and Alla Vazhenina both hailed from Shadrinsk. Source

IWF satisfied with Glasgow2014 prospects

An IWF Technical visit was made in Glasgow, Scotland where the XX Commonwealth Games will be organized in 2014. Weightlifting, as a core sport on the program, will be held in the centre of the Games, in the iconic building of Glasgow, the Armadillo. During the busy two days of meeting Attila Adamfi, IWF Competition Director met David Grevemberg, CEO, Greg Warnecke, Head of Sport and Vicky Strange, General Manager, Sport Competition. Detailed discussions with Matthew Curtain, Weightlifting Competition Manager (recently appointed to Director of Sport of the CGF) and Moira Lassen, Weightlifting Competition Manager as of January 2014 (and IWF Executive Board member) included the competition and training venue, Sport Equipment, Results & Timing and Scoring, Transport, Press operations and TV broadcast, Technical Officials, volunteers and other funtional areas. The IWF is convinced that Glasgow will deliver an outstanding Commonwealth Games and weightlifting will be one of the most successful

Congratulations to Dr. Mike Irani, IWF Medical Committee Chairman

Congratulations to Dr. Mike Irani, IWF Medical Committee Chairman A great honour that Dr. Irani was elected as a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. It is a rare privilege as Physician are rarely