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Antalya visit promises high quality World Championships in 2010

THF President Dr. Hasan Akkus and IWF Director Anikó Németh-Móra at the Competition Venue President of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation, Dr. Hasan AKKUS welcomed IWF Director, Mrs. Anikó NÉMETH-MÓRA for a technical coordination visit in Antalya, in preparation of the 2010 World Championships.During the visit in Antalya, a favourite seaside resort place in Southern Turkey, all venues and accommodation sites of the World Championships were inspected and conditions were discussed. The modern multi-purpose venue, the "Antalya Expo Center" was designated as the home for the competitions of the World Championships, which is a main qualification event for the 2012 London Olympic Games. The Expo Center is close to both the Airport and to the accommodation of the participants. An Organising Committee has been established, whereby the company "Ayder Turizm" was entrusted with the task of managing the Championships. "Ayder" has good reputation and vast experience by organising the 2005 IWF Electoral Congress and Centenary in Istanbul and the 2006  World University Championships in Izmir. Two 5-star seaside thematic hotel complexes, the "Kremlin Palace" and the "Topkapi Palace" will accommodate the participants in the famous and luxurious Turkish all-inclusive style and system. Further rooms were booked at the adjacent "Veneziana Palace", as the interest will probably be very high in the month of September, which is full season in Antalya. Following the usual IWF meetings and Congress, the competitions will run from 17th to 26th September 2010 - with the precise and detailed schedule to follow

Lu Xiaoyun (CHN) and Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) voted as Lifters of the Year

In the annual Lifters of the Year Voting of the World Weightlifting magazine, the weightlifting community elected a Chinese as Best Male Lifter and a Korean lady as Best Female Lifter of 2009. Obviously honouring his exceptional performance by breaking two senior world records - the only ones among the men last year - voters were more or less unanimous in casting their ballots on LU Xiaoyun from China, who triumphed in the 77kg category at the Goyang World Championships.Kazakh Vladimir SEDOV took second place and Polish Marcin DOLEGA received the third highest number of votes. Among the women, the supremacy of Korea's national heroine JANG Mi-Ran (+75kg) was reconfirmed as she got 931 points from those casting the ballots. Svetlana PODOBEDOVA (KAZ), another world-record setter qualified as runner-up, and 16-year old Zulfiya CHINSHANLO, also from Kazakhstan, made a wonderful finish as third best of 2009. World Weightlifting's combined 2009/4 & 2010/1 issue reports in full on the Best Lifter voting.

World Weightlifting’s combined 2009/4 & 2010/1 issue has appeared

World Weightlifting's last issue of 2009 and first number in 2010 have been published in a combined version, with an extended number of pages.On the 56 pages you will find the top 25 men's and women's world ranking lists for last year; the winners of the 2009 Best Lifter trophies, 2 large posters.Link: WWM

Laying the Foundation of a Regional Weightlifting Centre in Southern France

In front of more than three hundred people and in the presence of local and territorial dignitaries, the official ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Weightlifting, Fitness and Physical Training Centre took place in Villeneuve-Loubet on April 24th. This centre has both a local and regional calling also answering the needs of Francophone international athletes. This new 980 square meters sport facility will consist of a weightlifting hall, a fitness room, four changing-rooms, two saunas, a medical room, a reception desk and an office. The facility belongs to the "Etoile Sportive de Villeneuve -Loubet" Club (located 5 kilometres from the Nice-Côte d'Azur airport), whose President is Sylvie MARCHAND. This club has among its members high level athletes such as Beijing Olympic Games Silver medallist Vencelas DABAYA, Norwegian Ruth KASIRYE and Spaniard José NAVARRO. The Centre, to be completed before the end of 2010 will serve as a new tool that will host national and international clinics, training camps and various courses in favour of the development of weightlifting. Jean-Paul BULGARIDHES, President of the French Weightlifting Federation, will be the General Manager of the

The Weightlifting Family and IWF mourn Jenő Boskovics

It is with the deepest sorrow that the IWF has to inform the Weightlifting Family that our dear colleague and friend JENŐ BOSKOVICS, aged 81, deceased in Budapest on 23 April 2010. Jenő Boskovics was the Press Chief and Spokesman of the IWF for decades, Assistant General Secretary of the AIPS, Member of the AIPS Weightlifting Commission and, until his death, Editor-in-Chief of World Weightlifting since its creation in 1980. His statistical-journalistic and history-research activity in weightlifting was known and appreciated worldwide. His departure is a great loss to the Weightlifting Family and his memory will be remembered forever. The IWF will forward condolences addressed to [email protected] to the Boskovics

The Weightlifting Family and IWF mourn Jenő Boskovics

It is with the deepest sorrow that the IWF has to inform the Weightlifting Family that our dear colleague and friend JENŐ BOSKOVICS, aged 81, deceased in Budapest on 23 April 2010. Jenő Boskovics was the Press Chief and Spokesman of the IWF for decades, Assistant General Secretary of the AIPS, Member of the AIPS Weightlifting Commission and, until his death, Editor-in-Chief of World Weightlifting since its creation in 1980. His statistical-journalistic and history-research activity in weightlifting was known and appreciated worldwide. His departure is a great loss to the Weightlifting Family and his memory will be remembered forever. The IWF will forward condolences addressed to [email protected] to the Boskovics