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Olympic Results & Information Services (ORIS) meeting at the IWF

Nicolas Hurel, IOC Head of ORIS and Helge Stenersen, IOC ORIS Sport Analyst visited the IWF in order to finalize the Youth Olympic Results & Information Services (YORIS) requirements document. The baseline document for the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Weightlifting Competition with regard to Timing and Scoring was reviewed in

IWF Handbook 2013-2016

The IWF Constitution as well as the Technical and Competition Rules & Regulations 2013-2016 approved by the Congress in Baku in effect with 1 January 2013 are now published on the website. Click

Coaching and Technical Seminar in the Pacific Island Countries of the Oceania Region

In the framework of the IWF Development Program and under the leadership of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, a large scale Coaching and Technical Seminar was held for the Pacific Island Countries. The different events took place in Fiji, Tonga, Marshall Islands, Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Guam with Paul Coffa, OWF General Secretary as appointed expert. Besides the training methodology, participants also received information on practical applications of coaching. The athletes and coaches participating were very enthusiastic about the program and showed great interest in the lectures and courses. The Seminar also gave place to the development of skills of young and talented lifters from the region. These initiatives are the driving force of the further development of our sport

Russian Weightlifting Olympic Champion Dies

Russian weightlifting Olympic champion Arkady Vorobiev has died at the age of 88. "On December 22, the outstanding athlete and scientist, two-time Olympic champion Arkady Vorobiev died at the age of 88," the federation said in a statement published on its website. Vorobiev won the gold medal at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and the 1960 Olympics in Rome in the under-90kg division. He then became a doctor of medicine and wrote several books on weightlifting, local media reported. He served in the marine infantry during the Second World War and was awarded with a Medal for Courage before starting his sports career. The veteran became a five-time world and European champion, two-time Olympic champion in his extraordinary life. He entered the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1995. The Russian Weightlifting Federation expressed its "deepest condolences" to the family and relatives of Vorobiev, said the statement. Born in 1924, Vorobiev was the Olympic Bronze medalist in 1952 (82.5kg category), then won Gold medals in 1956 and 1960 (both in the 90kg category). He was Silver medalist at the World Championships in 1950 (82.5 category) then won the title of World Champion in 1953 in the 82.5kg category, then repeated in the 90kg category in 1954, 1955, 1957, and 1958. In 1959 he won the 90kg category Silver medal, and ended his international career by winning the Bronze medal in 1961. Vorobiev set a total of 16 World records in his career. Later he was head coach of the USSR National team for many years and led to Soviet team at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games. Source: R-SPORT and Mr. Michael

Malaysian Weightlifting Federation Elections

Dato Ong Poh Eng was elected president of the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) at the MWF annual general meeting (AGM) Saturday 29 December. Also IWF Executive Board Member, he organized the 2010 IWF Continental Clubs Grand Prix, Commonwealth Championships and the 2011 Junior World Championships in Penang, Malaysia. Ong, who is also Penang Amateur Weightlifting Association president, defeated former president Zafarul Akhbar Kassim by securing 45 out of 65 votes. "I believe with efficient trainings, our athletes will be able to be at their top performance at the 2016 Olympics" he

British Weightlifting celebrate funding increase

It is full speed ahead for British Weight Lifting’s plans for the next four years, after both UK Sport and Sport England agreed to increased levels of funding for 2013-17. UK Sport today announced an overall increase in funding for the governing body of 7.5 per cent, with their total figure for Olympic weightlifting and Paralympic powerlifting being £2,639,433. And on Monday Sport England gave a major boost to weightlifting at grassroots level when they agreed to give British Weight Lifting £1 million for the same period of time. Fiona Lothian, Performance Manager for British Weight Lifting, said: “We are delighted that, having gone through the London 2012 funding cycle with weightlifting as a basic funded sport, the progression and improvements made by our athletes and coaches has been recognised by UK Sport. “The award of core funding plus the addition of a number of athlete personal awards for the Rio cycle is a great boost and shows we are now on the right track. Likewise in Paralympic powerlifting we have five athletes who have been acknowledged as having the potential to medal in Rio 2016. “There is also support for talent identification and coach development across both weightlifting and Paralympic powerlifting which will enable British Weight Lifting to continue to progress towards its performance targets in 2016 and beyond.” UK Sport funds elite performance across both Olympic and Paralympic Sports. They have given weightlifting £1,798,319 for the Rio Olympic cycle, while Paralympic powerlifting has been awarded £841,114. Sport England’s £1 million award includes £200,000 for talent programmes, while the remaining £800,000 is to be spent on boosting