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Successful IWF Continental Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Africa

The IWF Continental Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Africa has just finished in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian Weightlifting Federation with the leadership of President Dr. Mahmoud Shoukry together with the WFA (Weightlifting Federation of Africa) did a great job and organized an event at a high level. Mr. Khaled Mhalhel, WFA President was proud of the Championships and to have welcomed the high presence of several senior IWF officials, including IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján.Wonderful audience, great lifters, many hardworking people characterized the Event. A significant number of 13 African countries took part with their junior and youth-aged lifters, the latter in the hope of clinching a precious slot for the Singapore Youth Olympic Games this summer.The technical conditions were provided by the IWF TIS staff at World Championships standard.The following National Federations/NOCs qualified for the Youth Olympic Games at the Event: ALG (M), LBA (M), NGR (W), RSA (M), TUN (M+W). EGY already qualified at the Youth World Championships in Thailand 2009 with its men, this time also with its women. Congratulations to all involved!

9th South American Games’s 4th day results in Medellin, Colombia

9th South American Games's 4th day results in Medellin, Colombia Results:W 75 kg 1 COL VALOYES Ubaldina 1 105 1 125 230.0   2 VEN HERRERA Yarvanis 2 103 2 120 223.0   3 VEN ALVAREZ Maria 3 101 4 117 218.0   W +75 kg   1 ECU NIEVE ARROYO Oliba Seledina 1 110 1 140 250.0   2 VEN ESPINOZA Janiuska 2 106 2 134 240.0   3 CHI CORTEZ GARCIA Elizabeth del Rosario 3 90 3 115 205.0   M 94 kg   1 COL TORRES Wilmer 1 160 1 200 360.0   2 VEN ALBARRAN Leomar 2 150 2 196 346.0   3 ARG BARROS Jose 4 139 3 172 311.0 M 105 kg 1 ECU ARROYO VALDEZ Jorge David 1 175 3 200 375.0   2 VEN LUNA Julio 2 165 1 206 371.0   3 VEN ALBARRAN Leonel 3 157 2 203 360.0 M + 105 kg 1 ECU ARTEAGA GARCIA Julio Cesar 1 167 1 210 377.0   2 BRA REIS Fernando 4 160 2 206 366.0   3 COL SANTAMARIA Luis Carlos 2 165 3 200

9th South American Games’s 3rd day results in Medellin, Colombia

9th South American Games's 3rd day results in Medellin, Colombia Results: M 77 kg   1 COL ANDICA Yoni Alexander 1 146 1 185 331.0 GR 2 VEN OCANDO Jose 2 146 2 185 331.0   3 ECU TENORIO MINA Freddy Fernando 3 145 3 175 320.0   M 85 kg   1 VEN MARQUEZ Herbys 3 152 1 197 349.0   2 COL BALLESTEROS Hector Fabio 1 155 2 193 348.0   3 ECU IDROVO SUAREZ Julio Cesar 4 150 3 171 321.0   W 69 kg  1 COL SOLIS Leidy 1 110 1 138 248.0 GR 2 BRA FERREIRA Jaqueline 2 90 3 110 200.0   3 ARG MARTINEZ Belen 5 82 2 111 193.0   GR Games

Oceania is on its way

Fiji will be hosting of the 2010 Oceania Weightlifting Championships to be held in Suva from May 4- 7 at the Yat Sen School Hall. The Championships will have historic significance as it will be the first Olympic Continental Youth Qualification event for the Inaugural Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore this August. Weightlifting Fiji President, Atma Maharaj said the opportunity for Fiji to host this major event given the short span of time due to relocation, has seen some of the top sports administrators convene as part of the organizing committee. "The organising committee - which is being chaired by Dr. Robin Mitchell - also has the top administrators from other sports like Karate, Touch Rugby and Cycling pitching in to ensure the success of the Championships". "We look forward to the support of the government and the public in welcoming the participants, officials and spectators to Fiji and to the city of Suva and showing them what true Fijian hospitality and sportsmanship are like". The sport of Weightlifting in Fiji has grown from strength to strength in recent years with the likes of Manueli Tulo grabbing Gold at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2009 after becoming a triple Gold Medalist at the Pacific Mini Games of the same year. Also, Fiji weightlifting champion Joe Vueti, last weekend competing at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in New Caledonia, snatched 134kg for a personal best record. This is the first time that Joe has gone over the 130kg mark. In the clean & jerk, he lifted 176kg again for another personal best. His previous best was 167kg. This lift of 176kg is the highest lift ever achieved by any weightlifters in Fiji in its history. The previous record was 175kg by Rupeni Varea at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia back in 1998 Joe combined total last week-end was 310kg in the 85kg Category. This total was again Joe's best ever performance and also it is the first time Joe has gone over the 300kg mark. Joe's 310kg Total equals also Rupeni Varea performance at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. Since that time no-one from Fiji has equaled Rupeni's performance of 310kg total until now. It is the highest ever achieved by any Fijian lifter in the history of the sport in

9th South American Games’s 2nd day results in Medellin, Colombia

9th South American Games's 2nd day results in Medellin, ColombiaResults: W 58 kg 1 ECU ESCOBAR GUERRERO Maria Alexandra 1 98 2 122 220.0 GR 2 COL HEREDIA Jaquelina 2 97 1 122 219.0 GR 3 COL RIVAS Lina Marcela 3 92 3 110 202.0   W 63 kg   1 COL PALOMEQUE Nisida 1 102 1 129 231.0 GR 2 COL PEREZ Mercedes 2 101 2 126 227.0 GR 3 VEN JIMENEZ Iriner 3 93 3 122 215.0  GR Games RecordM 69 kg 1 VEN RUBIO Israel 1 140 1 171 311.0   2 COL SANCHEZ Doiler 2 135 2 165 300.0   3 ECU VALENCIA ITURRALDE Enrique Clemente 3 135 3 163 298.0

9th South American Games’s 1st day results in Medellin, Colombia

9th South American Games's 1st day results in Medellin, Colombia The 9th South American Games's weightlifting competition started in Medellin, Colombia.   Results:   W 48 kg   1 VEN RIVAS Betsi 1 70 1 93 163.0 2 ECU VASQUEZ ANANGONO Maria Jose 2 65 2 83 148.0 3 BRA CAMPEIRO Aline 3 65 3 80 145.0 W 53 kg 1 VEN HENRRIQUEZ Inmara 2 81 1 101 182.0 2 COL VILLAR Rusmery 1 81 2 100 181.0 3 ECU ANDAGOYA ARAGON Alexandra 3 72 3 90 162.0 M 56 kg 1 COL RADA Sergio 2 110 1 142 252.0 2