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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.

Weightlifting represented in the Nauru Olympic Committee

The General Secretary of the Nauru Weightlifting Federation, Mr. Dominic Cain has been elected as the General Secretary of the Nauru Olympic Committee. The President of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, the Hon. Marcus Stephen was re-elected President of the Nauru Olympic Committee. Congratulations to both of

Best Practices Symposium in Houston

The Best Practices Symposium on NFs Management and High Performance organized in conjunction with the Pan-American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) Congress was held in Houston, Texas on 21-24 February 2013. With the participation of 27 countries, the Symposium hosted by the PAWF, Houston Harrison County Sport Commission, USA Weightlifting and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) was a great success. The floor was given to National Federations with the aim of providing a forum to share best practices. Besides valuable sessions and Panel discussions, the Symposium staged Group Work Discussions as well as case studies on Weightlifting Federations Development Programs. All participants made presentations and exchanged best practices experience in an extraordinary atmosphere of work and cooperation. One of the outcomes of the Symposium was to organize the First PAWF Continental Coaching Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado on August 11-15, 2013. It was recommended that the Conference should follow a Best Practices and Case Study model sharing, and that each NF participating is expected to make a presentation. One of the most important projects will be the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) theory and practice. These gatherings are essential to the success of National Federations.