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Technical Visit prior to the JWC in Antigua Guatemala

Ms. Eva Moska and Mr. Attila Adamfi made a Technical Visit prior to the Junior World Championships & Pan-American Championships / Continental Olympic Qualification Event to be held in Antigua Guatemala from 10-18 May 2012. The IWF delegates were impressed by the beautiful city and outstanding conditions provided by the Organizers. All necessary arrangements will be finalized in order to best meet the expectations of such competition. The main facilities like the venue and accommodations are within walking distance. The IWF delegates had a meeting with the Organizing Committee in Antigua Guatemala and had the opportunity to meet representatives of each key area. The Organizers are supported by the Guatemalan Olympic Committee and also on a governmental level giving guarantee for a high standard Event. On the occasion of their visit, the IWF delegates paid a visit to the Guatemalan Weightlifting Federation’s gym and headquarters. Please note that the deadline to send your Final Entry Forms before 8 April

IOC Commissions Membership

The International Olympic Committee reviewed the membership of its various commissions for the year 2012. On this occasion, Dr. Tamas Ajan’s, IWF President’s mandate was confirmed as Member of the IOC Sport for All Commission and Member of the IOC International Relations Commission. At the same time, Alain Lunzenfichter, Chairman of the IWF Press Commission entered the IOC Press Commission as a

REMINDER ADAMS Q2

Deadline for uploading the whereabouts information in ADAMS for Quarter2 (Q2) is approaching. By the 1st of April 2012 all Q2 whereabouts submissions shall be ready otherwise Article 7.5 of the IWF Anti-Doping Policy shall apply. To avoid any risk with regard to the participation of the athletes at the upcoming Continental Qualification Championships your prompt assistance is needed NOW! Help is available on the WADA website (www.wada-ama.org) as well as on the IWF website under Anti-Doping / Whereabouts /

ORIS homologation in London

Róbert Nagy, IWF Technology Director and Attila Ádámfi, IWF Competition Director paid an official visit to London in order to proceed to the homologation testing of the Olympic Results & Information Services (ORIS). The delegation met Matthew Curtain, LOCOG Weightlifting Manager and his Team from Organizing Committee as well as representatives of the IOC ORIS Team. Omega is the official timing - scoring results provider so their technology is compulsory to run weightlifting competition at London 2012. The IWF delegation and the ORIS team has successfully homologated the OMEGA system and so the technology is ready to welcome weightlifters in ExCeL during the Olympic

Oceania Championships – date modification

The 2012 Oceania Championships - Continental Olympic Qualification Event & Commonwealth Championships has been postponed due to collision of the Olympic Qualification dates. The new date for the competition to be held in Apia, Samoa is 4 - 9 June. Coordinated with the IOC, the Timelines of the Qualification System was amended accordingly. You can find the updated 2012 London Olympic Games Weightlifting Qualification System on the IWF

European Weightlifting Federation Elections

The IWF aims to continue its work in strong and close cooperation with its Continental Federations. European countries highly contributes to the success of weightlifting sport at international level; therefore the European Weightlifting Federation elections will undoubtedly be in the center of attention in the upcoming period. The EWF elections will be held in April in Antalya, Turkey and we wish to inform our stakeholders about the list of candidates downloadable from the following link: [download id="31516"]. The IWF would like to wish a lot of success to all candidates, and truly hope that with the elections, the shared interests and efforts of both the IWF and EWF will lead to strengthen the efficiency of cooperation and unity within the Weightlifting