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AWF Extraordinary Electoral Meeting

The Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) held an extraordinary Electoral meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on 7th October 2017 in presence of IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan. Considering the vacant position of AWF General Secretary in view of Mr. Mohammed Jalood (IRQ) elected as IWF General Secretary, the following people got elected according to the AWF Constitution: General Secretary: Mrs. Boossaba Yodbangtoey (THA) 1st Vice President: Mr. Mohammed Jalood (IRQ) Vice President: Mr. Birendra Prasad Baishya (IND) Executive Board Member: Mr.Mohammed Alharbi (KSA) Mrs. Boossaba Yodbangtoey was the only female candidate for the General Secretary position.  She showed her passion and personally strong leadership; and received full support from the AWF family after all other candidatures were withdrawn for this position.  Mohammed Jalood became 1st Vice President while all other candidatures were withdrawn for this position as well.  Birendra Prasad Baishya became the new AWF Vice President and Mohammed Alharbi AWF Executive Board. Congratulations to all the elected

Social Responsibility project by the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Weightlifting Federation

Earlier this year the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Weightlifting Federation (TTOWF) put forward a proposal to the Youth Corrections Service. The idea was to provide a rigorous program of weightlifting to those who were among the most underprivileged in society. The aim is to create a regime of training and study that will lead to vocational qualifications for anyone who partakes and completes the course. The Federation believes that these partnerships can make a significant contribution to society. The young male participants will have, in a relatively short space of time, acquired skills and experience making them more suitable as potential employees in the sport of weightlifting and fitness industry. TTOWF had set up a training program with one of the instructors to oversee the curriculum that they had implement at the Youth Training Centre. TTOWF President, Laura Denise Ramsay-Overall and TTOWF General Secretary, Laurence C. Carbon were the coaches during this training day at the Youth Training Centre. They introduced weightlifting for the participants through different specific tasks, for example loading the barbell according to the given totals, who can hold an overhead squat for the longest. At the end of the day all men taking part in this program were satisfied and valued this project. The next part will be early next year to follow up on their progress. TTOWF wants to thank the contribution of funding, equipment to the International Weightlifting

Coaching and Training Seminar organized by the Norwegian Weightlifting Federation

The Norwegian Weightlifting Federation (NWF) recently organized a Coaching and Training Seminar in the framework of the IWF Development Program. The organizers invited Dr. Ingo Sandau from the Institute for Applied Training Science in Leipzig, Germany who held a 3-days course in Trondheim for the club coaches of Norway. The lecturer talked about topics such as strength abilities, long-term athlete development, performance components, etc. The theoretical lessons were followed by practical sessions and the participants’ unanimously agreed that the seminar was a great success. NWF has received support from the IWF through its Development Program for many years and is pleased with the opportunity provided by the IWF through support for all Member Federations to develop

Buenos Aires 2018 – 1 Year To Go

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is positioned as a global event for the world's best young elite athletes. The YOG are a core element in the development of future generations of top-level athletes. Extensive plans have been revealed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), that will make the YOG even more impactful, effective and relevant for elite young athletes, and for the cities and nations that host them. More athletes competing will result in a higher level of competition without increasing costs for the host city or the size of the Youth Olympic Village. While the details are kept under wraps, Buenos Aires 2018 also revealed its plans to host an Opening Ceremony that will take place for the first time in an urban setting – near the famous Obelisk, one of the city’s landmarks. Access will be open and free to an anticipated very large attendance. To read the full article please visit this page. Be part of the #1YEARTOGO Event, which will take place today at 3pm (ARG Time). For more information visit the official website of the Youth Olympic Games or visit the following site to read the latest news.

Educational Seminar combined with competitions in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Between 15 and 17 September 2017 an Educational Seminar was organized by the Weightlifting Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the framework of IWF Development Program. Mr. Nedim Masic, General Secretary opened the 3-days course and after the opening several lectures took place. Experts from the neighboring countries such as Mr. Maged Salama and Mr. Milan Mihajlovic were invited. The afternoon lessons were followed by round table discussions, whereon the leaders of the countries - River Sava flows through - have founded the Weightlifting Confederation of River Sava. In the future they will hold regularly the Sava Junior and Master Cup in order to develop weightlifting in the region. In connection with the seminar the Open Bosnia and 1st River Sava Cup International Tournaments were held. Athletes from 5 countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey) competed and the final results were calculated according to the Sinclair points. The national team of Serbia won the first place at the Open Bosnia Tournament while the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina won the first place at the River Sava Cup. Totally 84 participants from 6 countries attended at the whole event. The atmosphere was excellent and the lectures were very interesting and useful. IWF is looking forward for the next edition of this event, hopefully with more countries to join in the

Weightlifting Fiji’s Coach off to USA

Weightlifting Fiji's Strength and Conditioning (S&C) Coach Henry Elder Jnr is heading to the University of Delaware, Newark, USA to attend the International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program (ICECP). Henry was awarded the above scholarship earlier this year by the US Olympic Committee and the University of Delaware in conjunction with FASANOC. The mission of the ICECP is to provide national level coaches and those responsible for the development of the sport national coaching structures in their countries with a practical program orientated towards developing proficiency in the areas of sport sciences, talent identification, athlete development, coaching education, coaching management, grass roots sport development and ethical aspects of coaching at all levels of competition and  across multiple sports. Henry is an integral member of Fiji's coaching team as one of the coaches for the 2016 Oceania Championships and Olympic Qualifying tournament and again at the recent Commonwealth and Oceania Championships in Gold Coast where Weightlifting Fiji produced their best ever results at an international meet. Henry has extensive experience and exposure to a wide range of sports. He started his sporting career in athletics ans was Fiji's S&C coach at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He coached Eroni Tuivanuavou to smash  the Fiji national Long Jump record at the 2003 South Pacific Games. Henry's project for the scholarship is to design software that monitors athlete training and tracking system. This is specific to weightlifting but can be customized for other sports. Henry will be based in University Delaware and the U.S. Olympic Training Centre in Colorado Springs for his first 3 modules. His final modul in April 2018 will be at the IOC Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Weightlifting Fiji's President, Atma Maharaj said, "We're very pleased to hear that Henry's application for ICECP was accepted. We are a firm believer in capacity building. I believe Henry and Weightlifting Fiji will gain a lot from this training." Mr. Elder, is the third candidate from Weightlifting Fiji to be awarded the scholarship over the past few years. Peni Kaloukocei and Della Shaw have successfully completed this course. Weightlifting Fiji is thankful to the FASANOC, ONOC, USOC, IOC, Olympic Solidarity and University of Delaware for this opportunity. As generally, all Olympic Solidarity projects are reviewed by the IWF. Source: Fiji TV