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Polish weightlifting "life-line" replenished

The Polish Weightlifting Federation has the pleasure to inform the Weightlifting Family that on 4th January 2010 in the afternoon at the hospital in Bydgoszcz, a prominent member of the Polish national team Aleksandra Klejnowska-Krzywańska gave birth to a son weighing 3.2 kg who got name Szymon. By the way, Dr Jaroslaw Krzywanski - Member of the IWF Medical Committee is Szymon's

Polish weightlifting “life-line” replenished

The Polish Weightlifting Federation has the pleasure to inform the Weightlifting Family that on 4th January 2010 in the afternoon at the hospital in Bydgoszcz, a prominent member of the Polish national team Aleksandra Klejnowska-Krzywańska gave birth to a son weighing 3.2 kg who got name Szymon. By the way, Dr Jaroslaw Krzywanski - Member of the IWF Medical Committee is Szymon's

Armenian Weightlifting website

www.sporting-armenia.com has published a website about Armenian Weightlifting, www.armenianweightlifting.com covering the latest news and results as it pertains to the tournaments that the Armenian Weightlifting team participates in. They will be promoting and updating the site on a regular basis, with interviews, bios, images, and videos as they become

White House Teams Up With Olympic Athletes To Fight H1N1 Flu

Next month, the 2010 Olympic Winter Games will begin in Canada. The world's top athletes will gather in Vancouver, along with spectators from across the globe.These Games inspire all Americans to be physically active and maintain a healthy lifestyle.One immediate step that you can take to protect your health is to get your H1N1 flu vaccination. Olympians, Paralympians and hopefuls training for Vancouver are doing just that.Today, athletes, coaches, and staff who are Vancouver bound are getting vaccinated against the H1N1 flu at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado and the 2010 U.S. Cross Country Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. We urge all Americans to do the same and get their H1N1 vaccine.(Source: by Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon

Monika Devi pleads for reduced sanction in order to prepare for CWG

Nearly 17 months after she was exonerated by a hearing panel set up by the Indian Weightlifting Federation, Monika Devi appeared before the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary panel on Tuesday and pleaded a reduced sanction so as to enable her to prepare for and compete in the Commonwealth Games in October.In a doping case that triggered a drama that unfolded on National television just before she was to take off for Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, Monika Devi was first charged with a doping violation, then reprieved and still found herself out of the Olympics since it was too late to consider her entry.The Manipuri lifter accused the Sports Authority of India (SAI) of having sabotaged her tests, was initially supported by the Indian federation, and then found herself cornered when her ‘B' sample tests at the WADA-accredited laboratory in Tokyo came back ‘positive'. (K.P. Mohan , The

New weightlifting webpage on the Internet

In Tartu (Esthonia) there is a weightlifting club called "Jõud" (Strength). They informed us that their webpage is now also in English language. It is open for all visitors. Address of the webpage is www.joud.pri.ee/index_eng.htm