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Sharlene Nand – New President of Weightlifting Fiji

Top physiotherapist, Sharlene Nand, created history on Sunday. She became the first Women to be the President of Weightlifting Fiji. Elected at the Weightlifting Fiji AGM held in the Fiji Olympic House, Sharlene started her sporting career with Team Fiji in 2003 and has been Team Fiji’s physiotherapist at the Beijing 2008 and the London 2012 Olympic Games. Sharlene has always been involved in weightlifting, as a Team Fiji Medical Staff, at all Pacific Games since 2003 and as the Secretary of FASANOC Medical Commission. Weightlifting Fiji Executive since 2010 and Vice President, she wishes to take the sport to the next level. Amongst the upcoming activities, Weightlifting Fiji is building a High Performance Centre in Levuka, sending 8 athletes to the Oceania Youth and Junior Championships, in Brisbane in July, sending 12 athletes to the Pacific Games and the Oceania Championships In Wallis & Futuna in September and will work with the Ministry for the development of its third center to be based in Kadavu. The Annual General Meeting elected the following: Life Members: Vilitate Qumivutia, Vidhya Lakhan, Major General Sitiveni Rabuka WEIGHTLIFTING FIJI EXECUTIVE BOARD 2013 - 2014 President: Sharlene Nand Vice President: Wallene Powell Vice President: Maria Mareta Secretary: Lillian Amasa Assistant Secretary: Robin Ram Dayal Treasurer: Rayaz Khan Executive Member: Paula Peniasi Taqua, Della Shaw, Goel Aman Lal Athletes Rep.: Maria Liku Development Officer: Josefa Atekini Vueti FASANOC Delegates: Sharlene Nand, Lillian Amasa Women in Sports Delegate: Lillian Amasa Auditor: Fay Yee of Fay Yee &

Chiang Mai to host 2014 FISU World Championships!

The FISU Executive Board unanimously decided to allocate the organisation of the next World University Weightlifting Championships in 2014 to Chiang Mai, Thailand. A delegation of the University Sports Board of Thailand with TAWA made a successful bid presentation at the FISU headquarters in Brussels last Saturday. The 2014 WUC will be held at the North-Chiang Mai University and carried out with the support of TAWA in the same venue that hosted the 1997 and 2007 World Championships and the 1st Youth World

Happy International Women’s Day!

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, watch here some of the greatest moments in Olympic history featuring the most inspirational female athletes – past, present and future! Check out Zulfiya CHINSHANLO (KAZ) at 2:31. In this action-packed video, we take a look from the early days of the Olympic Games right through to London 2012 at the amazing sporting talent these women have demonstrated over the years. Source: IOC Copyright still image: Getty

Houston 2015 hosted the first site visit

One of Houston’s next significant international sports event is the 2015 IWF World Championships. It is the 4th largest city in the United States with over 2.1 million residents. Delegates of the International Weightlifting Federation led by IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan were in the city for an official site visit on Wednesday 20 February 2013. The winning bid to host the 2015 IWF World Championships was presented by Houston Harrison County Sport Commission, USA Weightlifting and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) therefor Janis Schmees, Houston Sport Authority CEO, Michael Massik, USAWL CEO and Dragomir Cioroslan, IWF Vice President were great hosts of the Technical Visit. The official accommodation of the delegations will be the HILTON AMERICAS, luxury 5 stars hotel, located in the heart of downtown Houston. The venue to host the event will be the George R. Brown Convention Center and is directly connected to the hotel via two indoor

Olympians: Share your memories, pictures and videos

Centre Screen Productions in charge of creating innovative film and multimedia exhibits for the Olympic Museum in Lausanne is looking for your help! If you are an Olympian, we invite you to share your memories from the Olympic Village and to donate pictures and videos to the Olympic Museum. These will be featured in a dynamic multi-screen experience which explores life in the Olympic Village. The exhibit is focused totally towards the Olympic Village. If you participated in any previous Olympic Games, please fill in the Athletes Village questionnaire. The best stories will be brought to life! The email address to get in touch with us for more information is