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IOC to live stream London 2012 in 64 territories on its YouTube channel

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it will live stream the London 2012 Olympic Games in 64 territories on the IOC’s channel on YouTube http://youtube.com/olympic. During the Olympic Games (27 July to 12 August), sports fans in these 64 territories across Asia and Africa will be able to enjoy live coverage of the events as well as highlight clips on this digital platform — free-of-charge. Viewers from these territories will be able to watch the streams on the IOC’s YouTube channel, accessible online or on Internet-enabled devices like smart/mobile phones and other YouTube-enabled devices. The live-streaming on the IOC’s YouTube channel will provide exclusive digital access to the London 2012 Olympic Games in territories where digital broadcast rights have not already been acquired by the IOC’s broadcast partners: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Bhutan, Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. And in 42 Sub-Saharan African territories on a non-exclusive basis, including: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The IOC’s live streaming on its YouTube channel will consist of 11 different simultaneous high-definition broadcasts, all with English language commentary. There will be 10 live feeds from London 2012, running 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. (London time) (on some days, these will start earlier or finish later based on the competition schedule), plus a 24-hour broadcast of the Olympic News Channel, which includes summaries of the latest results, general reports on different events, and interviews with athletes. Fans will also be able to catch up on highlights and full events — all organised by the day, medal event or the sport. The IOC channel will also continue to feature historic content from past Olympic Games. In total, the IOC’s YouTube channel will offer over 2,200 hours hours of sporting event coverage from London 2012, including all the medals finals. Timo Lumme, Managing Director, IOC Television and Marketing, said: “We are delighted to be able to offer live online coverage of London 2012 to sports fans free of charge across these 64 markets. We first provided clips on our channel on YouTube during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games across the region, and since then have continued to provide footage of past Olympic Games across the world on our YouTube channel. Now we will also be able to offer live coverage during London 2012, complementing the excellent coverage provided by our broadcast partners across the world across all media

Institute lifters dominates first day of lifting

5 categories contested on the 1st day of the Oceania Senior Championships and all five categories were won by lifters training at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in New Caledonia. The 48kg was won by Kathleen Hare from PNG, 53kg was won by Dika Toua also from PNG with a 182kg Total results. The 58 kg was won by Fijian Sportswoman of the year, Maria Liku, with a Total results of 188kg. In the men 56kg Manueli Tulo from FIJ take the gold with 237kg Total results while Manuel Minginfel from FSM won in 62kg with an impressive 280kg Total results. It is interesting to note that the winner in 62kg, Manuel Minginfel is the General Secretary of the FSM Weightlifting Federation and was elected as Executive Board Member of the OWF recently.

New website for the FISU

The FISU website has just been revamped.The aim was to make it simpler, clearer and above all focused on what makes the FISU identity: Universiades, World University Championships and educational events such as the Forum and the Conference. The new FISU website provides easier access to these events, as well as a section dedicated to our partners – International Sports Federations. For more info, please visit

Last Continental Olympic Qualification Event started in Samoa

The impressive Opening Ceremony of the Oceania Championships – Continental Olympic Qualification Event & Commonwealth Championships was held with the participation of Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, Samoa's Prime Minister Hon. Marcus Stephen, OWF President and Dr. Tamas Ajan, IWF President who officially opened the competition. The attention now turned to the Tuanaimato Sports Complex – venue where the competitions are held – which also hosted the 2007 IWF World Cup. Follow the competition on our Live Scoreboard and check the Results

IWF meeting in preparation of the Nanjing 2014 YOG

In the framework of SportAccord, the IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan and Competition Director Attila Adamfi held a fruitful meeting with the Nanjing 2014 YOG Deputy Director, Sports and Venues and Head of Sport Competition Department. In order to enforce and maintain a close collaboration, the IWF suggested extending the Competition Schedule to a 6 day period. Key operational issues were also discussed, and a proposal was made to relocate the Training Venue as close as possible to the Competition

Education Seminar in Apia, Samoa

In the framework of the IWF Development Program, a coaching, technical, administrative, athlete education and medical seminar was held in Samoa prior to the Oceania Championships - Continental Olympic Qualification Event & Commonwealth Championships. On the technical side Sam Coffa from Australia and Garry Marshall from New Zealand held lectures. In coaching related topics Lyn Jones from Australia gave information. Athlete education was conducted by Mike Keelan from Australia and the medical seminar was conducted by Dr. Moni Kami from Tonga. From the IWF, the Competition Director, Attila Adamfi also gave lectures. The cultural assimilation seminar was conducted by Trent Dabwido from Nauru. Matthew Curtain, LOCOG Weightlifting Manager gave updated information in regard to the London Olympic Games. A special session was dedicated to ADAMS. During the Seminar, Paul Coffa togehter with Dr. Tamas Ajan has launched the Oceania Talent Identification