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IWF Executive Board concludes meeting in Budapest

The IWF Executive Board held an Extraordinary meeting in Budapest, Hungary, on 15-16 September 2009. The focus of the 2-day meeting was on an overview and the discussion of the finances and the financial management of the IWF with a perspective for the next 4 years. To complement the Constitution, the Board approved a set of By-Laws which will be duly communicated to the National Federations prior to the next Congress.Mr. Zoltán Varga, Minister of Local Governments in charge of Sport, accompanied by Dr. Beáta Simóka, State Secretary of Sport received the Executive Board who expressed gratitude to the Hungarian Government for the support it has been providing to the IWF Secretariat in Budapest for 33 years.

2009 WMG – Athlete Entries

2009 WMG - Athlete Entries UPDATED: 16 September 2009 Please find the athlete entries for the 2009 World Masters Games (and 2009 IWF World Masters Championships) to be held in Sydney, Australia from 10 - 18 October 2009.Weightlifting Start List Men 090908.pdfWeightlifting Start List Women

Bolivarian Games will be held 14th to 26th November in Sucre, Bolivia.

Commonwealth Sports Awards Finalists

Manueli Tulo the 56kg junior lifter from Fiji and Sportsman of the Year has made the final list for the Commonwealth Sports Awards in the Young Achiever category,  to be held in England on October 24th. (by Paul Coffa) Finalists - Alphabetical Outstanding Male AthleteUsain Bolt JamaicaSir Chris Hoy ScotlandSamuel Kamau Wanjiri Kenya Outstanding Female AthleteRebecca Adlington EnglandNicol Ann David MalaysiaStephanie Rice Australia Male Athlete with a DisabilityHeath Francis OAM AustraliaOscar Pistorius South AfricaHenry Kiprono Kirwa Kenya Female Athlete with a DisabilityNatalie Du Toit South AfricaKarolina Pelendritou CyprusEleanor Simmonds England Outstanding Young AchieverChad Ho South AfricaLaura Robson EnglandManueli Tulo Fiji Outstanding TeamSouth African Rugby 7s South Africa Sports Administrator of the YearPeter King EnglandMarakita Lenoa FijiTakitoa Taumoepeau Tonga Lifetime Achievement AwardJan Cameron New ZealandSir Christopher Chataway EnglandCharles Flower

Visit to China

The Oceania Weightlifting Federation and Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation, General Secretary , Mr. Paul Coffa and Assistant Secretary, Mr. Matthew Curtain paid a short visit to the IWF General Secretary , Mr. Ma Wenguang in China prior to continuing their trip to Penang Malaysia where the Commonwealth Championships will be held next month on October 19th - 23rd. The OWF is the first continent to pay a visit to the new General Secretary of the

Limit breaking world records 25 years ago

On 13th of September 1984 at the Varna (Bulgaria) internatonal tournament Stefan Topurov (Bulgaria) set up a new world record in 60 kg snatch with 140 kg. While Alexandr Varbanov (Bulgaria) reached 200 kg for the first time in the history of 67.5 kg clean and