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USA Weightlifting announced that Maximized Living has been named as the exclusive chiropractic partner of USAW

Through this partnership, key Maximized Living chiropractors will become members of the USA Weightlifting Wellness Advisory Council. These doctors, who meet standards established by Maximized Living and the USA Weightlifting Committee, will provide chiropractic services to weightlifting athletes at domestic and international events. "Maximized Living has more than a thousand doctors throughout the United States and we are looking forward to working with these experienced chiropractors to bring a new aspect of sports performance to our lifters," said USA Weightlifting CEO Rick Adams. Maximized Living has a long history of working with elite athletes from a wide array of sports and National Governing Bodies, including wrestling and judo. Through these partnerships, Maximized Living doctors work with coaches, trainers and medical doctors to deliver the most comprehensive and proactive performance program to these leading athletes. "I think it's good to have us show both the corporate and performance related benefits. In addition to working with USA Weightlifting's athletes, we are committed to supporting grass roots efforts in getting our youth and parents engaged in both the sport and the principles of lifelong wellness," said Maximized Living President Shel Hart. "Maximized Living's comprehensive Wellness Programs and experienced network of North American doctors combined with the discipline and physical/mental conditioning through USA Weightlifting are a winning

Aid for Haiti Athletes

Haitian athletes will receive assistance to help them compete in the next major multi-sport event ahead on the calendar, the Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico this July. The aid to Haiti is being coordinated by a commission of National Olympic Committee leaders from the region formed in the aftermath of the January earthquake. Following a Feb. 4 meeting in Mayaguez, the committee agreed to cover all the costs for the Haitian team that will attend the games. The company that supplies uniforms for the Mexican team will be asked to provide kit for the Haitian team.Haitian Olympic Committee President Jean Edouard Baker told the committee that athletes will compete in athletics, judo, weightlifting, boxing, taekwondo and karate. Training sites have been identified for the athletes in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the U.S. (by Around the

Weightlifters prepare for Oceania meet

Solomon Islands weightlifters are in serious training at Lawson Tama in the lead up to their first international duty set to take place in May this year. The Oceania Senior, Junior & Youth championships are set to take place in Nauru from the 6th -9th of May. The championship is also the 2010 Olympic Youth Continental Qualification where top young weightlifters in the region will be selected for the Olympic Youth Games later in the year. Around 16 national weightlifters are into their second week of training back from the long off-season break. Star sports caught up with some of the weightlifters at Lawson Tama and they confirmed that selections as to who will represent the country will be made by the federation. Currently nine men and seven women are training for the championships. National weightlifting champion Wendy Wale is the highest ranked weightlifter in the current OWF Oceania Rankings list. She holds the number 1 position in her 58kg category ahead of PNG's Rita Kari. Other female weightlifters making the top ten lists in the OWF Oceania Rankings are T.Grace, Jenly Wini, Jennly Donga, Alomae Mae and Susuan Luisa, all in their own respective weight categories. In the men, Brown Ramoaka sits on 4th place in last years Oceania rankings in the 62kg. He is followed by Rocky Ramo on 10th place in the same weight category and Mathew Tolo on 10th place as well but in the 56kg weight category. The Solomon Islands Weightlifting Federation is yet to confirm how many weightlifters it is hoping to send over to represent the country in Nauru. (Solomon

2010 Junior World Championships confirmed to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria!

Following a series of communications, negotiations and onsight checkings, the IWF Executive Board reconfirmed that the 2010 Junior World Championships will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria.Dates: 11-20 June.

IWF invites Technical Official nominations for all events in 2010

To promote its National Federations' strategic planning of the allocation of their referees, the IWF has invited its members to send nominations of Technical Officials for all the four world events in 2010. National Federations can propose TOs for selection to:- the 2010 Junior World Championships, Sofia, BUL- the FISU 2nd World University Championships, Taichung City, TPE- the 1st Youth Olympic Games, Singapore- the 2010 Olympic Qualification World Championships, Antalya, TUR The Nomination Form of TOs for IWF events in 2010 must be returned to the IWF by 30 March 2010. The relevant information is contained in the

IWF gives urgent help to Haitian weightlifters

Since the devastating earthquake and subsequent human catastrophy in Haiti, the IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján and the IWF office have been in touch permanently with the President of the Weightlifting Federation of Haiti. According to information received from Mr. Gerard Fong, the lives of Haiti's weightlifters were fortunately spared, however, they lost their homes and means of existence. Therefore, following the initiative of the IWF President, the IWF is furnishing prompt assistance to Haitian Weightlifting: first a lump sum of 5,000 USD - through the neighbouring Dominican Federation - to help the athletes to means of livelihood, to be followed later by material help in the value of another 5,000 USD.