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India to lead the medals tally

The first day India bagged 15 medals, including six gold, to begin their campaign in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Cape Town. Commonwealth Games silver medallist Soniya Chanu fetched a gold each in snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift in senior women's 48kg category. She lifted a total of 174kg. India's impressive show continued as their medals tally swelled to 33, including 15 gold, on the second day of the competition at Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday. Shaya Devi (53kg senior women), Pramila Krisani (53kg youth girls), Matsa Santoshi (53kg junior women), L Ajit Singh (50kg youth boys) and Apurba Chetia (56kg youth boys) were among the gold medal winners. Indians have, so far, also won 12 silver and six bronze

Follow the African Senior and Commonwealth Senior, Junior & Youth Championships

The African Senior Championships held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Senior, Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships in Cape Town, South Africa started yesterday at the at the Good Hope Centre - venue that hosted the 1997 Junior World Championships. Follow the competition live on the IWF Scoreboard by the following link: http://www.iwf.net/scoreboard/scoreboard3.php, and check out the results on our

The dream of winning third gold in a raw is broken

Polish weightlifter three times world champion (2006, 2009, 2010) Marcin Dołęga have had a problem with his right shoulder during the last months. Following a very careful medical check and consultation he decided not to take part at the World Championship of Paris in November. Focusing on his main goal, London 2012, he prefered not to start. As he knows current condition does not allow him to achieve his best performence and doesn't want to risk his health. Doctors recommended a surgery but Dolega is against it. He plans to visit a specialist clinic in Poznań next

Renewed Optimism in Guadalajara

Pan-American Games organizers say that while minor work needs to be done to complete several venues, they are optimistic all will be ready to go when the games open on Friday. The Pan-American Games, which are expected to attract about 6,000 athletes, have been plagued by delays over the last year. Officials, speaking at a news conference, said the venue for track and field was nearly complete and was expected to be inspected this week with certification likely to follow. Mario Vazquez Raña, president of the Pan American Sports Organization (ODEPA), acknowledged that the preparation for the games has been plagued by problems. "You know very well that we had a lot of problems with the organizing committee," Vazquez Raña told. "Five or six months ago we began to see light at the end of the tunnel. … A year ago it did not seem the games would take place in Guadalajara." The home of weightlifting competition The weightlifting Forum with a capacity for 1000 people, was opened in May 2010. It is an auditorium located in the Paradero CODE Sports Unit. It has an official competition platform which is complemented with 32 warming-up platforms for weightlifting, as well as a massage, jacuzzi and dressing room

WADA makes changes to enhance reporting of anti-doping statistics

WADA has introduced changes to its International Standard for Testing (IST) that will improve the Agency's annual reporting of statistics in 2012 and beyond. The changes, which were approved by WADA's Executive Committee on September 17 and will come into force on January 1, 2012, will have a positive impact on the operations of all Anti-Doping Organizations. In addition to the IST changes, the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) will be amended so that all results, including negatives, will be reported in the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS), WADA's clearing house of global anti-doping information. Under Articles 14.4 and 14.5 of the World Anti-Doping Code, WADA is required to collect and publish a global summary of all anti-doping statistics. Improvements to the collection of statistics will also allow a better assessment of WADA's new directive to ADOs for an increase in the amount of blood sampling. For more info click

Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation Annual Congress

Chaired by President, Hon. Vinson Detenamo (NRU) and General Secretary Paul Coffa (AUS), the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (CWF) has held its Annual Congress in Cape Town, RSA on Sunday, 10 October 2011. As a prelude to the Commonwealth Senior, Junior & Youth Championships (incorporating the African Senior Championships), the CWF leaders welcomed 19 participating nations, which also included the attendance of IWF President, Dr. Tamas Ajan; IWF Vice President, Sam Coffa; WFA President, Klahed Mhalhel and IWF Board Member, Dato Ong Poh Eng. The congress discussed numerous matters including detailed strategies to further reinforce its position as an active and progressive partner of the continental weightlifting framework. Operationally, the congress confirmed the 2012 Championships would be held in Apia, Samoa (in conjunction with the Oceania Championships) whilst the 2013 Championships were awarded to the Maltese Weightlifting Federation. ‘This is the first time the Commonwealth Championships are the being held in Africa and so, its pleasing to record, that inline with the CWF's rotation policy, all continental regions are being given the opportunity to host this significant event' said Mr. Paul Coffa. Organised by the Kevin du Plooy, RSA Weightlifting Federation President, the Commonwealth & African Championships are being held at the Centre of Good Hope. The four-day competition comprises of 148 athletes. You can find the IWF live scoreboard by the following link: