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PWLF courses begin

Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF) is organizing weightlifting coaching and technical course in collaboration with International Olympic Committee (IOC) at PSB Sports Center from from Monday, 16. Nov. Qamar Iftikhar, an IOC Solidarity weightlifting coaching diploma holder from Hungary, will supervise this course. Hafiz Imran Butt, General Secretary, PWLF will help Qamar conduct the course. Around twenty selected coaches and technical officials from Sindh Province are expected to attend the course. Two sessions of two hours each would be conducted every day. The coaching and training course is scheduled to conclude on 20th November.

Jan Lostowski died

On 12. 11 Jan Lostowski died at age 58. He started lifting with Slask Wrowlaw. His greatest result was a silver medal in 1976 Berlin European Championships. He was a world record holder in snatch - 139 kg, in 1976 (67.5 kg). Lostowski participated in Montreal Olympics 1976. He was the trainer of Marek

CHANG, CHAO-KUO RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT

CHANG, CHAO-KUO 1st vice president of IWF was re-elected as President of Chinese Taipei Weightlifting

Olympic Medal Winner To Present At IRFU Fitness Workshop – Introduction to Weightlifting Workshop

The aim of the workshop is to introduce the coach to the area of weightlifting. The main presenter on the day will be Martin Zawieja, an excellent coach who has won Olympic bronze medal in the past for Germany (1988 Seoul). He will also be assisted by Colin Buckley from the Irish Amateur Weightlifting Association and Des Ryan (IRFU Fitness Education Manager). This course is suitable for people who have never used or coached the Olympic lifts before or coaches who have completed a course and would like a reminder.Title - Introduction to Weightlifting Workshop Date - December 6, 2009 Time - 9am to 2.30pm Venue - Tipperary Insitutie (Thurlus)

Coaches visit IWF office during studies in Budapest

Aveenash Pandoo, Head Coach of the South African Federation and Deion Nurse from Guyana received a Scholarship from the IOC to study at Semmelweis University (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences Centre) in Budapest, Hungary. While doing a 3-month Intensive International Coaching Course (ICC) in Weightlifting, which will give them a Specialist Diploma, they visited the IWF Secretariat and conducted a fruitful exchange of knowledge and information with the IWF Director Anikó Németh-Móra and Secretariat Members. On another occasion, Aveenash Pandoo was received also by Dr. Tamás Aján, IWF President.

Senior Officials from WADA and IOC at the IWF Headquarters

Senior Officials of WADA and the International Olympic Committee paid visits to the IWF Secretariat in Budapest only two days apart, during the past week. On a tour in order to get to know the International Federations, Kelly FAIRWEATHER, Director of the European Regional Office and of the Relations with the International Federations for the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) received a brief update from the IWF Directors and Secretariat, with special regard to the Federation's anti-doping activities. As a former IOC Sports Director himself, and so very familiar with all the IFs' operations, Mr. Fairweather was greatly impressed by the amount and effectivity of the work done by the "handful staff" at the IWF Headquarters under the baton of President Dr. Tamás AJÁN. He was especially appreciative of the IWF's Anti-Doping program and control system. Just a few days later the IWF Office welcomed Mr. Christophe DUBI, Sports Director of the International Olympic Committee, for a blitz-visit and a short acquaintance with the Federation's activities. The focus of the discussions and the apropos of the visit was the co-ordination of issues between the IOC and the IWF of the 1st Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore.