World Weightlifting’s Special Olympic Issue has appeared!
World Weightlifting's Special Olympic Issue has appeared! In the 2008/3 edition readers can find a full report on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
India hosted successful Commonwealth Youth Games
IWF Technical Delegate Attila Ádámfi reported on the success of the Commonwealth Youth Games, which were held in Pune, India. Look for
IWF Electoral Congress 2009
The IWF will hold its next Electoral Congress in Madrid, Spain, on 31 March and 1 April 2009. As every four years following the Olympic Games, the Congress will elect the Executive Board and Committees and approve the modifications to the Constitution, Technical Rules, Anti-Doping Policy of the IWF.Preliminary schedule: 30 March 2009 - arrivals; 31 March and 1 April 2009 - Congress sessions; 2 April 2009 - new bodies sit down for first meeting; 3 April 2009 - departures.Official invitations, candidature forms, reports, Draft Constitution and Rules will be sent to the National Federations soon.
Jenő Boskovics 80 Years Old
Hungarian journalist, a specialist of weightlifting for almost 60 years, Jenő Boskovics celebrated his 80th birthday on 9th October. Former Spokesman of the IWF, founder and Secretary of the AIPS Weightlifting Commission, Jenő Boskovics has been Editor-in-Chief of the World Weightlifting magazine since its first publication 28 years ago.Jenő was greeted by his longtime friend the IWF President and the members of the IWF Secretariat, who conveyed him the good wishes and congratulations of the thousands of people who know and like him worldwide. Happy Birthday and many happy returns, Jenő! Jenő trying to "write" an article on his new typewriter - made of
Jenő Boskovics 80 Years Old
Hungarian journalist, a specialist of weightlifting for almost 60 years, Jenő Boskovics celebrated his 80th birthday on 9th October. Former Spokesman of the IWF, founder and Secretary of the AIPS Weightlifting Commission, Jenő Boskovics has been Editor-in-Chief of the World Weightlifting magazine since its first publication 28 years ago.Jenő was greeted by his longtime friend the IWF President and the members of the IWF Secretariat, who conveyed him the good wishes and congratulations of the thousands of people who know and like him worldwide. Happy Birthday and many happy returns, Jenő! Jenő trying to "write" an article on his new typewriter - made of
Working Group on IWF rules met in Budapest
A Working Group met at the IWF Secretariat in Budapest for three days to elaborate the Draft of the 2009-2012 edition of the IWF's Constitution, Technical & Competition Rules. The Group included Dr. Tamás Aján, IWF President, Sam Coffa, IWF 1st Vice President, Anikó Németh-Móra, IWF Director, Attila Ádámfi, IWF Competition Director and other members of the Secretariat.As has been tradition in the Federation, a complete Draft of the IWF Handbook will be prepared, incorporating the modifications proposed and discussed in the last three years, and sent to the National Federations several months prior to the Electoral Congress for study before approval. Delegates will vote to approve the new Constitution and Rules on 3-4 April 2009 in Madrid, at the next Electoral Congress of the IWF.
