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Japan Weightlifting Federation Elections

The Japan Weightlifting Federation (JWA) elected Ms. Yuriko KOIKE, a Member of Parliament as new President of the JWA. Her presidency started on 15 June 2013. Ms. Tomoko KATO is newly elected as Executive Board Member. Now the JWA boasts of 3 female Executive Board Members among 23 (=13.0%): Ms Yuriko KOIKE, Ms Tomoko KATO and Ms Reiko Kato CHINEN. Congratulations on the election of Ms. Yuriko Koike, as well as the other two ladies on the JWA Executive

London 2012 Olympic Games Reports

The IOC published its Report on the London 2012 Olympic Games including Weightlifting data. The IWF also publish its Report with regard to the Weightlifting event. You can find both Reports under the London 2012 section: http://www.iwf.net/london2012/london-2012-olympic-games/ To relieve the excitement of the Games check out the IOC videos on Youtube Weightlifting Images Best of London

London 2012 Olympic Games Weightlifting

London 2012 Olympic Games

ANOC General Assembly in Lausanne

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) held its General Assembly in Lausanne on June 15th 2013 chaired by the ANOC President H.E. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah. IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan participated in the ANOC General Assembly where 800 delegates from the 204 National Olympic Committees as well as other Presidents of the Olympic International Federations, delegates from the Olympic Games Organising Committees and Candidate Cities were represented. The Association of National Olympic Committees has moved from Paris to Lausanne, where it has set up its new HQ opposite the Palace Hotel. The General Assembly gave the opportunity for a great number of NOCs to visit Lausanne, heart of the Olympic Movement, for the first time. IOC President Jacques Rogge gave a reception at the IOC headquarters where H.E. Marcus Stephen President of the Nauru Olympic Committee and IWF Executive Board Member also participated together with other NOC Presidents from the Oceania

EWF President’s official visit to Dr. Tamas Ajan

Since the Electoral Congress in Moscow, the first official visit at the IWF was Dr. Antonio Urso, President of the European Weightlifting Federation. “I came here to honor your victory” Dr. Urso said to the IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan. The meeting included an analysis and evaluation of the elections; and they discussed ways to improve and strengthen the cooperation in the