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IWF President Dr.Tamas Ajan received Medvedev’s Order of Friendship award

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presented today the highest state awards of the Republic of Russia at a ceremony held at his Presidential Residence in Gorki, outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian President gave the Order of Friendship award to the President of the International Weightlifting Federation Dr Tamas Ajan "for his contribution to strengthening the cooperation in the field of physical culture and sports with the Russian Federation". At the same time, the IOC President Jacques Rogge, Lamine Diack,  President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Rene Fasel, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) were awarded with the Order of Friendship by President Medvedev. At the ceremony a total of about 150 members of the Russian national teams who participated in the 2011 world championships in various sports were present, including the weightlifting world champions and the President of the Russian Weightlifting Federation Sergey

26th Sea Games Indonesia 2011 overall

The 26th Sea Games Indonesia 2011 was held in Jakarta-Palembang from 18-21 November. Weightlifting competitions were held in the GOR Bulu Tangkis, Jakabaring Sport Complex. Lifters from 9 countries participated in the competition, and gold medals were awarded to Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese lifters in the Total. Six countries managed to grab medals; however Thailand (9 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze) and Indonesia (4 Gold, 8 Silver and 2 Bronze) were highly superior according to the medal tally. Weightlifters showed outstanding performances, strength and talent during the 4 days event setting 11 New Sea Games Records: Men's 85kg: Pitaya Tibnoke (THA) New Clean and Jerk & Total Sea Games Record Men's 94kg: Suthiphon Watthana (THA) New Snatch, Clean and Jerk & Total Sea Games Record Men's 105kg: Khunchai Nuchpum (THA) New Snatch, Clean and Jerk & Total Sea Games Record Men's +105kg: Surapong Watthanak (THA) New Clean and Jerk & Total Sea Games Record Women's 63kg: Pimsiri Sirikaew (THA) New Clean and Jerk Sea Games Record Further info on the Official Website of the

British weightlifting making ‘exciting’ progress en route to 2012 Olympics

After breaking 21 national records at last week's world championships, Great Britain's weightlifters might just be ready to make an impact at London 2012. Commonwealth bronze medallist Zoe Smith made two personal best lifts. "I'm very excited about the improvement people have made this year," GB Performance Manager Fiona Lothian told BBC Sport. "The fact that they still have another six months until the end of qualification I think gives us some really good opportunities." As hosts, British Weightlifting receives five guaranteed places, three for men and two for women. Source: BBC / Nick

Three-time world champion Ilya Iliyn arrived home

Olympic Games champion, the most eminent male weightlifter in Kazakhstan, Ilya Iliyn, has once again pleased his country as he became a three-time World Champion. In the capital's airport, Ilya Iliyn received a warm reception from everyone who had believed in his victory. A few days ago, Ilya Iliyn won a gold medal by hoisting a Total of 407kg (181kg in the Snatch and 226kg in Clean and Jerk) at the 2011 IWF World Weightlifting Championships, held in Paris, France. "This year has been a difficult one for me. I was mainly training on my own under a new individual programme. There were enough difficult situations, but we coped with them. I did not expect it to end up in this way." - he said. Iliyn dedicated his victory to the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence. Source:

After Four golds at Worlds, Russia expects at Olympics

Russia's weightlifters have set the bar high for the London Olympics after four gold medals at recent World Championships held in Paris, the Federation President said. The Russian team came second to China (6) in the gold medal count, with victories for Svetlana Tsarukaeva in the 63kg; Oksana Slivenko in the 69kg; Nadezhda Evstyukhina in the 75kg; Khadhzimurat Akkaev in the 105kg.The results, Russia's best since the Soviet fall in 1992, guaranteed a maximum representation of six men and four women at the London Games next year. "Our team fulfilled its task 100 percent," said Sergei Syrtsov, President of the Russian Weightlifting Federation. "They confirmed that they are one of the leaders in weightlifting." "The World Championships aren't the final straight, but just a stage where we showed we are Olympic medal contenders," he added. Source:

Fifth IF Forum in Lausanne

The fifth edition of the annual IF Forum took place in Lausanne November 14-16, 2011, and once again offered representatives from International Federations an opportunity to discuss important current issues and share ideas about best management practices, through a series of workshops, case studies and discussion groups. This year's event focused on Sport and the City and Building an Effective Federation, and will also featured an exclusive Media Seminar to provide on-camera training for Federation members. The IWF was also represented. The IF Forum was organised by SportAccord Convention in conjunction with SportAccord, ASOIF and AIOWF, and with the support of the City of Lausanne/Canton of