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Venezuelan athletes received Olympic diplomas
Venezuelan athletes Betsi Rivas (second from the left) and Junior Sánchez (third from the left) have received their Olympic diplomas, rewarding their weightlifting performances at the London Games. The award ceremony took place at the headquarters of the Venezuelan NOC, in the presence of NOC President Eduardo Álvarez; the President of the national weightlifting federation, Pedro León Torres; and coaches Yamil Guiliani and Gabriel Enseñat. Betsi Rivas finished eighth in the 48kg category and Sánchez fifth in the
2012 IWF Youth World Championships Kosice, Slovakia
The 2012 IWF Youth World Championships will be held in Kosice, Slovakia from 16-22 September. The Venue hosting the competition is the Spolocenský Pavilon. Richard Rasi, Mayor of Kosice warmly welcome all participants to this great event contributing to the promotion of weightlifting sport to a younger generation. “I am convinced that this championship will offer a great opportunity to see exciting competition and the birth future sports stars. I hope all the sportsmen involved bring in lots of spectators, and achieve success.” The Entries and additional information were published on the IWF website. For more information you can also check out the Official Website of the
IWF Grand Prix – President’s Cup 2012
The IWF Grand Prix – President’s Cup will be held from 12 to 14 October, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Palace of Sports “Yubileyniy". Mr. Attila Adamfi, IWF Competition Director made an official Technical visit to St. Petersburg in order to finalize with Mr. Anton Kislyakov, Russian Weightlifting Federation Vice President the latest details with regards to the organization of the IWF Grand Prix – President’s Cup 2012. The high organization level event delivered in 2011 will certainly be topped by this second edition. St Petersburg offers an impressive infrastructure to host the competition, and the professionalism of the experts working on the planning and delivery meets the highest expectations. The athletes will be invited to compete in the following bodyweight categories: Men 94kg, 105kg, +105kg Women 75kg, +75kg Winners according to the Total result in each bodyweight category will be awarded with Prize Money as follows: First place: 5 000 USD Second place: 3 000 USD Third place: 2 000 USD Any athlete setting up a new Senior World Record will be awarded with the following bonus: Snatch: 3 000 USD Clean & Jerk: 3 000 USD Total: 6 000 USD For more information, go to the official website of the event: http://en.pcwl.ru/ Check out the promotion video posted on
New CEO for USA Weightlifting
USA Weightlifting is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Massik as its CEO. Michael joins the USAW having had a very deep background in NGB leadership and Olympic movement. For the past four years, he was a principal with Massik-Burton LLC, a firm that provides consulting services to multiple National Governing Bodies. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director of USA Fencing for 12 years, from 1996 through 2008. Under his leadership, fencing went from no medals in Atlanta (1996 Olympic Games) to six medals in Beijing (2008), and a USA fencer won a gold medal in the sport for the first time in 100 years. During the same period, the annual budget for Fencing went from less than $1 million to nearly $4 million and membership grew from approximately 8,000 to 25,000. Before joining USA Fencing, Michael was a senior manager at Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide, a Fortune 100 corporation where he worked for 12 years. While at Brown-Forman, he founded the Louisville Fencing Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the sport of fencing to low income youth within the city of Louisville, KY. That center developed one of the foremost fencing clubs in the USA, and its success continues to today. Artie Drechsler Chair USA Weightlifting Board of
