Welcome
Welcome to the IWF World Anti-Doping Conference in Turkey,
Mohamed Yousef Al Mana is the new AWF President
The AWF Congress in Tashkent continued on 10 March 2011 with the elections.Mr. Mohamed Yousef Al Mana (QAT) was elected President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation by acclamation, after the withdrawal of all the other candidates. Ali Moradi (IRI) was elected General Secretary with 31 votes against Tom Liaw (SIN) and after the withdrawal of Niwat Limsuknirun (THA) and Mohammad Hasan Jaloud (IRQ). Further positions:1st Vice President: Jong-Young Park (KOR)Vice Presidents:Mohammad Hasan Jaloud (IRQ)Shakrillo Makhmudov (UZB)Kairat Turlikhanov (KAZ)Intarat Yodbangtoey (THA)Song Lin Zhang (CHN) Board Members:Reiko Kato Chinen (JPN)Abdullah Jermal (YEM)Prasad Baishya (IND)Artur Emiryan (TKM)Harry Tchobanian (LIB)Hafiz Imran Butt (PAK)Mohyuddin Ahmad (BAN)Myint Swe (MYA) Ms. Reiko Chinen is the first woman elected to the Executive Board in the history of AWF. The IWF offers congratulations to all the elected AWF
The AWF Electoral Congress began
The AWF Electoral Congress has taken place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Congress started with reports and the modification of the AWF Constitution. The sessions were highlighted by the presence of the President of the Uzbekistan Olympic Committee. Malik Babaev, and IWF President Dr. Tamás
CACSO General Assembly
Mr. Sam Coffa, IWF Vice President and President of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association attended the General Assembly of the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization held in Boca del Río, Veracruz. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid team made a presentation to the assembly and spoke to delegates about the strength and commitment to host this very important major world sporting
AWF Celebrated International Women’s Day
Yesterday on the evening preceding the AWF Congress, AWF President Sheikh Sultan Mejren held a reception in celebration of Women's Day. AWF President along with Dr. Tamas Aján, IWF President and Shakrillo Makhmudov, Uzbek General Secretary and Chairman of the Organizing Committee offered a traditional Uzbek kaftan and mursak to all Women present at the
FISU Launches Candidatures for 2014 WUC
BRUSSELS - Alternating with the Universiades, every two years FISU organises World University Championships for the sports accepted by the FISU Executive Committee.FISU is now pleased to officially launch the candidatures for the 2014 World University Championships. Weightlifting is among the recognised sports; as we remember, the 1st FISU WUC was held in 2008, Komotini, GRE; the 2nd WUC took place in Taichung, TPE in 2010. The 2012 World University Championships in Weightlifting is already allocated by FISU to Eilat, ISR. The application must be submitted by the FISU national member associations, but of course, no such Championships could be carried out without the help of the IWF affiliated member.We wish to encourage the IWF membership to support an application to host the 2014 World University
