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Pre-Games operational meetings for IFs

The IOC organized in Lausanne a series of meeting with all International Federations in order to coordinate common operational issues ahead of Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Attila Adamfi, IWF Director General and Technical Delegate for the Games discussed several operational issues with Rio 2016 and IOC Senior Staff, including the followings: - Roles and Responsibilities and issue resolution process - Sport entries and Late athlete replacement policy - IF Services - Clean venues / IOC Rule 50 implementation - Olympic Broadcast Services operations - Betting and match fixing - Potential CAS and doping cases The meeting confirmed the effective cooperation and advanced to deliver a successful Weightlifting competitions in partnership with Rio 2016 and

Visit at ZKC factory

Pedro Meloni, Rio 2016 Weightlifting Sport Manager and Attila Adamfi, IWF Director General paid a visit to the ZKC factory to check the sport equipment production for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Beside the familiarization of the production process, special attention was given to the Olympic branding elements. Discussions included the evaluation of the experience from the Test Event and coordination of the production and delivery of the equipment specially designed for the

5 cities bidding for the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships

The International Weightlifting Federation has received the Candidature of five Candidate cities bidding to host the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships. According to the procedure the list of cities that announced their intent is as follows: Minsk, BLR Eilat, ISR Pyongyang, PRK Anaheim, USA Tashkent, UZB The Hosting Right of the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships will be allocated on 22-23 June 2016 during the upcoming IWF Executive Board meeting held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Additional information on the timeline to follow in the candidature procedure: 22 May 2016 Member Federations submit the Candidature Questionnaire to IWF Secretariat 22 May 2016 Member Federations provide guarantee letter(s) / letter(s) of support (from Government / City / NOC / sponsor) 22 May 2016 Deposit fee to be paid by the Member Federations to the IWF as per IWF Constitution 22-23 June 2016 Delegations to present their Candidature at the IWF Executive Board meeting 22-23 June 2016 attribution of the hosting right by the IWF Executive

IWF Executive Board members visit USA Weightlifting Championships/ US Olympic Team Trials

3 times Olympic Champion, Mr. Pyrros Dimas and IWF Women's Commission Chair, MS Moira Lassen, both IWF Executive Board members visited Salt Lake City, Utah on the weekend to open the US Olympic Team Trials. The USA Weightlifting Federation also hosted multiple "meet and greet" opportunities with Mr. Dimas for athletes and coaches alike. Mr. Dimas declared the Olympic Trials open while Ms. Lassen wished the athletes and coaches the best for the competition. Congratulations to USAW Chair Ms. Ursula Garza Papandrea and CEO Mr. Phil Andrews for a successful

Continental Qualification current standing

As the European and Asian Championships also Qualification events for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games concluded recently, here is an update on the countries that earned quota: Europe: Men TUR ITA CZE HUN GBR FIN SVK Women GBR ITA FRA POL GER ESP Asia: Men JPN IRQ MAS KGZ SYR IND TKM Women VIE UZB IND MGL PHI TKM Check out the latest info on the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

New Youth World Record!

LOPEZ LOPEZ Yeison (COL) set 2 Youth World Records in the Clean and Jerk in the Men's 77kg bodyweight category with 186kg and in the Total with 334kg at the Pan-American Junior Championships in San Salvador, ESA. 3 athletes also set Pan American Youth Records. Check out the results