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Algerian Weightlifting Federation Elections

The Algerian Weightlifting Federation held its elections for the period 2013-2016, on 18 February 2013. The newly elected President is Mr. BRAHIMI A/AZIZ. The Members of the Executive Board are: Mr. DAHOUMI, Mr. MALTI, Mr. MAHADJI, Mr. HADJI, Mr. HADDAD, Mr. CHERID, Mr. BELARBI and Mr.

Chiang Mai to host 2014 FISU World Championships!

The FISU Executive Board unanimously decided to allocate the organisation of the next World University Weightlifting Championships in 2014 to Chiang Mai, Thailand. A delegation of the University Sports Board of Thailand with TAWA made a successful bid presentation at the FISU headquarters in Brussels last Saturday. The 2014 WUC will be held at the North-Chiang Mai University and carried out with the support of TAWA in the same venue that hosted the 1997 and 2007 World Championships and the 1st Youth World

Happy International Women’s Day!

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, watch here some of the greatest moments in Olympic history featuring the most inspirational female athletes – past, present and future! Check out Zulfiya CHINSHANLO (KAZ) at 2:31. In this action-packed video, we take a look from the early days of the Olympic Games right through to London 2012 at the amazing sporting talent these women have demonstrated over the years. Source: IOC Copyright still image: Getty

Houston 2015 hosted the first site visit

One of Houston’s next significant international sports event is the 2015 IWF World Championships. It is the 4th largest city in the United States with over 2.1 million residents. Delegates of the International Weightlifting Federation led by IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan were in the city for an official site visit on Wednesday 20 February 2013. The winning bid to host the 2015 IWF World Championships was presented by Houston Harrison County Sport Commission, USA Weightlifting and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) therefor Janis Schmees, Houston Sport Authority CEO, Michael Massik, USAWL CEO and Dragomir Cioroslan, IWF Vice President were great hosts of the Technical Visit. The official accommodation of the delegations will be the HILTON AMERICAS, luxury 5 stars hotel, located in the heart of downtown Houston. The venue to host the event will be the George R. Brown Convention Center and is directly connected to the hotel via two indoor

Olympians: Share your memories, pictures and videos

Centre Screen Productions in charge of creating innovative film and multimedia exhibits for the Olympic Museum in Lausanne is looking for your help! If you are an Olympian, we invite you to share your memories from the Olympic Village and to donate pictures and videos to the Olympic Museum. These will be featured in a dynamic multi-screen experience which explores life in the Olympic Village. The exhibit is focused totally towards the Olympic Village. If you participated in any previous Olympic Games, please fill in the Athletes Village questionnaire. The best stories will be brought to life! The email address to get in touch with us for more information is

Nicu Vlad wins NOC position

Mr. Nicu Vlad, President of the Romanian Weightlifting Federation was elected Vice President of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee for the next 4 years.