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Opening Ceremony of the EWC 2011

Large crowds of people gathered in the main venue of the European Weightlifting Championships 2011 in Kazan, Russia for the Opening Ceremony with the view to witness further on the major weightlifting show of the year. Ildar Khalikov, Prime-minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, expressed gratitude in his welcoming addresses for the honor to stage the top rank events. "We will conduct the European Weightlifting Championships on the top level, - he promised. - Tatarstan has good weightlifting traditions and rich potential. A number of merited weightlifters had been born here; Olympic Champions Arkady Vorobjev, Alexander Kurynov and Nicolay Kolesnikov are among them." Besides the Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan Mr Rafis Burganov, the Executive director of the Russian Olympic committee Mr. Marat Bariev also attended the Opening Ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championships 2011. According to Sergey Syrtsov, Russian Weightlifting Federation President, European Championships in Kazan is a milestone for the Russian weightlifting. "We are happy, that international level weightlifting is back to Russia, - he noted in particular, - Russia is known for the rich weightlifting history, and it is quite remarkable, that it is Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, to stage this significant sport forum. I wish fans witness the great sport show, competitors take heavy weights and referees enjoy the principal

World Junior Weightlifting Championships Quiz

Answer to three questions on the website of the World Junior Championships www.2011wjwc.com and win a T-Shirt! The first correct entry to all three questions will receive a World Junior Championships T'Shirt from the Organising Committee. Three new questions every week! Try your luck and see how good your weightlifting memory is! The answers to Quiz 2 and the winner will be announced on Saturday, 16th April. Quiz Number 2 1/ In which World Junior Championship did Leonid Taranenko win the Silver medal in the Clean & Jerk? 2/ What was Blagoi Blagoev second attempt in the Clean &Jerk at the Black Sea International tournament held in Varna-Bulgaria in 1984. 3/ This weightlifter was a World Junior champion. What is her name?

SportAccord Closed with the reelection of Hein Verbruggen

Hein Verbruggen was reelected as President of SportAccord. Since Dr. Tamás Aján did not stand for reelection in SportAccord council, his 34 years of activity were emphasized and thanked by President Verbruggen and the General Assembly. Hein Verbruggen, President of SportAccord, officially closed the 9th Annual SportAccord Convention in London on 7th April 2011. More than 1,500 delegates attended the six-day gathering of sport federations. The leaders of world sport will gather next in Quebec City with London 2012 knocking on the door. The 10th annual SportAccord Convention is provisionally slated for May 20-25, roughly two months before the opening ceremony to next year's Olympic

Live results transmission from the European Championships

The "Polska Sztanga" will broadcast live results transmission from the European Senior Weightlifting Championships held in Kazan, Russia. Follow the competition starting on Monday by the following link:

IWF meetings at SportAccord

Taking the opportunity of the SportAccord Convention, the IWF representatives had the following meetings among others: Commonwealth Games FederationGlasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games2018 Commonwealth Games Candidate cities (Gold Coast, AUS, Hambantota, SRI)2015 Pan-American Games, Toronto CAN IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján, IWF General Secretary Ma Wenguang and IWF Competition Director Attila Ádámfi met LOCOG Director of Sport Ms. Debbie Jevans, LOCOG Head of Sport Competition David Luckes, Weightlifting Manager Matthew Curtain in order to discuss important issues in regard to the stage of advancement in the Olympic Games preparation. At the ASOIF General Assembly, the long-time services of IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján were publicly acknowledged and thanked by ASOIF leadership and

Extraordinary side meeting at the SportAccord Convention

Yesterday, SportAccord Convention saw an extraordinary side meeting: International federations (IFs) had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, IPC President Sir Philip Craven, Mr. Joel Bouzuo, President of Peace and Sport, and SportAccord President Hein Verbruggen to discuss possibilities of including persons with disabilities while at the same time developing their sport. After the first day of the Conference, the IWF also had a special meeting with LOCOG representatives at their headquarters in order to discuss among others the cooperation of home countries in regard to the success of the Olympic Games. From bottom to top, left to the rightDr. David Pendleton, Brithish Weightlifting ChairmenMr. Ma Wenguang. IWF General SecretaryDr. Tamas Ajan, IWF PresidentMr. Matthew Curtain, LOCOG Weightlifting ManagerMr. Attila Adamfi, IWF Competition Director and Technical Delegate for London Olympic GamesMr. Charles Hamilton, Scottish Weightlifting FederationMr. Steve Cannon, British Weightlifting CEOMs. Sinead Ogorman, LOCOG Venue Result ManagerMr. Mahdi Choudhury, British Olympic AssociationMs. Wang Yan, IWF General Secretary AssistantMr. Graeme Thompson, UK SportMr. Keith Morgan, LOCOG Technical Operation ManagerMr. Chris Freebury, English Committee ChairmenMs. Margater Lynes, LOCOG Services