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Royal World Championships kicked off in ChiangMai

HRH The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Thailand declared the 2007 Royal World Weightlifting Championships open in ChiangMai yesterday. The Opening Ceremony was a spectacular show in true Thai Royal style, worthy of what may become the biggest World Championships in history.According the Start List, even the all-time record attendance of Athens 1999 may be upset here, at least for the women. In altogether 50 (!) groups? competitions during the next 10 days, 245 women competitors are to take part representing a record 58 countries, alongside the field of 388 male athletes from 76 nations. That is just a little under the previous record.Nevertheless, huge fights are expected in all categories with the A finals live on TF both in Thailand and

Paris can organise the 2011 World Championships

The allocation of the 2011 Olympic Qualification World Championships was one of the key items on the agenda of the IWF Executive Board at its ChiangMai meeting today. Two equally strong candidates - Los Angeles, California, USA, and Paris, France - presented brilliant bids rated by IWF President Dr. Aján as being on par with Olympic candidatures.Both the USA and the French Federation's candidatures enjoyed the full support of the respective governments, cities, National Olympic Committees and sports authorities and were submitted to the Board in professional and spectacular presentations. All agreed that it was an extremely difficult decision between two equally determined candidates.Finally, the vote favoured the Paris candidature (10:8). As Jean-Paul Bulgaridhes, President of the French Federation vowed: the French capital would organise "The Championships of the 3rd Millennium" in 2011, also apt to be the dress rehearsal of the 2012 London Olympic

“In Chiangmai preparations are very well advanced” – say IWF officials

Anikó Németh-Móra, Director, and Attila Ádámfi, Competition Director, who arrived in Chiangmai, site of the 2007 Qualification World Championships on 10 September, stated that the Thai hosts were well on time with the preparations to welcome the Weightlifting Family.TAWA Organizing Committee has set up its facilities in the two hotels offering hospitality to the representatives of more than ninety countries - ChiangMai Orchid Hotel and Lotus Hotel - and are near to completing the venue, the Sports Complex.Those participants who had sent information on their itinerary to the 2007 RWWC Organizing Committee are receiving very valuable assistance from the Thai hosts during their transfer in Bangkok (immigration, visa, check-in). In the Northern Thailand city, public and media attention is increasingly focusing on what they expect to be a main event in Thailand's most successful

Online Registration to 2007 Royal WWC

Expecting a very high number of participating athletes, officials, media and visitors to the 2007 ChiangMai World Championships, in order to speed up the accreditation procedures, the Thai hosts are encouraging all participants to visit the homepage http://www.royalwwc2007.com and register

2007 Royal WWC preparations in progress

A record number of nations - 94 - have so far indicated their participation in the 2007 Royal World Championships, a main Qualification Event for the Beijing Olympics, to take place 16-26 September in Chiangmai.Ten years after another great championship hosted by the city in Northern Thailand, the Organising Committee under the leadership of Maj.Gen. Intarat Yodbangtoey and TAWA President Mrs. Boossaba Yodbangtoey is looking forward to welcoming the world's weightlifting family, whereby commemorating the 80th Birthday of HM King Bhumiphol of Thailand.At a recent inspecition visit, IWF Competition Director Attila Ádámfi verified that preparations for this vast event are in the final

Peruvian hosts celebrate first ever gold medal and team victory

On days Two, Three and Four of the 10th University World Cup, the medal distribution became more colorful as the neighbouring nations, USA, further Asians and Turkey also joined the line of winners in Peru. Meanwhile, Chinese men and women towered over their respective categories, wherever entered.The last day (12th August) with the two superheavyweight classes, saw even a junior world record attempt - hardly missed - by ZHANG Zheng (CHN), at 169kg in clean and jerk. As the ultimate success of the event, the Women's Team Trophy was retained by the home country, thanks to the even and excellent performance of the Peruvian girls. Among the Men, China came into the top position with USA and PER following. GAO Wei, CHN (48kg) and LIAO Hui, CHN (69kg) were awarded the ELEIKO-IWF Best Lifter Trophies, as a reward for excellent lifting. Results are published on this homepage under