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The AWF's new CEO is Michael Keelan

Matthew Curtain concluded his tenure with the Australian Weightlifting Federation on 6th November. The AWF's new CEO is Michael Keelan. Michael Keelan is a well experienced sports administrator having served the AWF as its High Performance Manager since 2008. He is also a former elite athlete - having participated for England at the 1978 & 1982 Commonwealth Games. He has lived in Brisbane since 1982. Michael Keelan is also the AWF's National Women's coach.  

The AWF’s new CEO is Michael Keelan

Matthew Curtain concluded his tenure with the Australian Weightlifting Federation on 6th November. The AWF's new CEO is Michael Keelan. Michael Keelan is a well experienced sports administrator having served the AWF as its High Performance Manager since 2008. He is also a former elite athlete - having participated for England at the 1978 & 1982 Commonwealth Games. He has lived in Brisbane since 1982. Michael Keelan is also the AWF's National Women's coach.  

Toronto awarded 2015 Pan American Games

GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Toronto, which failed twice in bids to land the summer Olympics, was selected to host the 2015 Pan American Games on Friday. In a secret ballot by the Pan American Sports Organization, Toronto won on the first round with 33 votes, eliminating Lima, Peru, which received 11, and Bogota, which earned 7. One vote of the 52 was null. "This is a day of celebration, a moment of joy. We won this honor and are very thankful," said Dalton McGuinty, the premier of Ontario. "The quality of the competition was very hard. Lima and Bogota were great rivals and I'm sure that they will host the games someday." Canada has held the event twice - in Winnipeg in 1967 and 1999. The 2007 games were in Rio de Janeiro, which served as a springboard last month for its winning bid for the 2016 Olympics. In its presentation on Friday (06.11), Toronto emphasized that many of the facilities needed for the games were already built. Officials suggested their option was "risk free" and said they were planning to build an athletes' village and an aquatic center, no matter the outcome of the vote. Among the existing venues proposed as event hosts is Roy Thomson Hall (weightlifting). The vote came in the shadow of problems facing Guadalajara, which is to hold the 2011 games. Mexico's second city is facing major delays in organization. On Thursday, Guadalajara officials were given two weeks to come up with a guarantee to pay $50 million if the Mexican city fails to deliver on its promise to host the games. Toronto officials said the games would be held from July 10-26, 2015, with the Parapan American Games set for Aug. 7-14. The first Pan American Games were held in 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Of the 42 member nations of the Pan Am Sports Organization, only 10 have hosted the event.  

WADA Launches New eFormat of Play True Magazine

WADA Launches New eFormat of Play True Magazine with Special 10th Anniversary IssueThe World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published a "Special 10th Anniversary" issue of its flagship magazine, Play True. On this occasion, WADA has also launched a new format for the magazine. In addition to the paper and PDF formats, a new Web version is now available on the Agency's Web site (www.wada-ama.org). This ePlay True includes, in particular, extra content including video clips. The "Special 10th Anniversary" issue highlights a number of WADA's most significant accomplishments, including the evolution of the global fight against doping in sport since the Agency's inception in 1999, through testimonials from athletes and other key actors in WADA's history. The special issue also presents an overview of some ideas and future directions for the fight against doping in sport, which have emerged from recent strategic forums. Along with regular features such editorials from WADA's President John Fahey and Director General David Howman, this issue of Play True contains interviews with WADA's founding President Richard Pound and the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge. WADA was officially created on November 10, 1999. Discover ePlay True at

Singapore Weightlifting Federation gets a new home

Singapore's first Olympic medal was in weightlifting - with Tan Howe Liang winning a silver at the 1960 Rome Olympics. And now, as the Singapore Weightlifting Federation gears up for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), there are plans to lift the sport to new heights. With a new facility at Jalan Benaan Kapal, set up with assistance from the Singapore Sports Council, the federation plans to expand its base of athletes for the YOG. Tom Liaw, president, Singapore Weightlifting Federation said: "It is definitely going to be very useful for us because it will actually help us in the long-term planning of the training programme of our athletes for development as well. "At the moment, we have just one girl and two boys, but we are looking at having at least 5 girls and 5 boys to actually select from." The past two decades has seen the sport on the decline, but new blood - like 16-year old Jamie Wee, who aims to represent Singapore at the YOG next year - are all pumped

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s hopeful for Goyang

Almira Lizde was born 04. 07. 1982. in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She started with weightlifting in 1998, after Bosnian war. Regarding all category athletes, men and women, she is the best Bosnian lifter. Last year she was second of all female competitors in all sports in Bosnia! She won at Alpe Adria Cup many times, the Balkan Promotion Cup. , Her best results:69 category: snatch 82; clean and jerk 100; total 18275 category: snatch 90; clean and jerk 113: total 202 At the European and World championship she could not reach the top 10, but we do hope in Goyang her position will be among the first ten. Her preparation was successful, she was 4th at the Mediterranean Games and 2nd At the 2nd Vladan Mihailovic tournament. In 75 kg category we excpect 95 snatch and 116 clean&jerk! The goal is to brake the national records. (MSc Nedim MASICGeneral Secretary ofBosnia and HerzegovinaWeightlifting