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YOG preparations into high gear

With less than three months to go before the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) kick off in Singapore, preparations are shifting into final gear –reported The Straits Times earlier this week. The Singapore website reports that from this weekend over 700 athletes from 30 National Olympic Committees will descend on the Republic for a final series of test events.A total of 10 sports will be featured, namely archery, athletics, basketball, canoeing-kayaking, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, tennis, volleyball and weightlifting.This is the second round of what organisers call the Friendship Games, which were first held in January and showcased sports such as judo and fencing.Said Singapore YOG Organising Committee chief Goh Kee Nguan: 'We are now entering the final leg of preparations. The validation exercises will further ensure that we are operationally ready for the Games.'

Photo gallery and videos of the European Youth Olympic Qualification Championships

Photos taken by Zoltán Veres and videos of lifting sequences produced by the Spanish Weightlifting Federation are regularly published on this website. Click on the links under the event logo of the Championships now running in

Mme Boossaba Yodbangtoey appointed to NOC-THA Vice President

Congratulations to Madam Boossaba Yodbangtoey, President of the Thai Federation (TAWA) on her recent appointment to Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand! Mme Boossaba is directly assigned to take care of foreign affairs in the THA NOC and with her appointment she is the first lady in Thailand to have such a high position in Olympic sports. (Source: Nippon L. - TAWA)

Opening of the European YOG Qualification Championships in Valencia

IWF and EWF dignitaries participated in the Opening Ceremony of the IWF Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Europe, which is taking place in Valencia, Spain. (Photos by Marek Drzewowski and Zoltán Veres)

Olympic Solidarity Coaching Course in Nairobi, Kenya

Course expert Aveenash Pandoo from South Africa reporting: The Kenyan Federation hosted a very successful Olympic Solidarity Coaching Course in Nairobi Kenya. The course expert appointed by the IWF was Aveenash Pandoo from South Africa. 19 Coaches attended the coaching course and will now have the serious task of developing the sport in Kenya. Some of the topics covered at the coaching course were: - Role of the coach- Characteristics of children and how to coach them. - The technical rules. - The warm up - The snatch and Clean& Jerk Techniques - Mistakes and correction. - The spirit of Fairplay. - Periodization planning. - Video analysis of techniques. At the end of the course I must say that the coaches learnt a lot and will be able to correctly demonstrate the techniques and also have the ability to teach the techniques correctly. Close monitoring will be kept in the form of quarterly feedback from the coaches and the association as to the development of the game in Kenya. In a meeting, the Olympic Committee President of Kenya, athletics legend Dr. Kipchoge Keino gave me his words that he will do his best to keep the support towards the development of the weightlifting in

IWF provides live scoreboard service at European Youth Qualification Championships

Competitions at the IWF Youth Olympic Games Continental Qualification Championships & European Youth Championships are starting today, on 18 May 2010 and will run through 22 May 2010, Saturday in Valencia, Spain.The IWF TIS team makes LIVE SCOREBOARD service available on this website, starting at 12:00h.