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Forms and Regulation are published for the 2011 WWC Paris

The 2011 IWF Weightlifting World Championships will take place at the Dôme Disney® Village in Paris, France from Saturday 5th to Sunday 13th November. The Regulation and the Forms are published on the official website of the event The Regulation can be found by the following link: http://en.paris2011.com/delegations/regulation You can download the Forms here:

London 2012 celebrates 1 Year To Go

With one year to go until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, preparations are on track and London's vision to host Games that inspires the world is set to become reality. The Olympic Stadium lights up to mark the one year to go milestone! London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) Chair Seb Coe said: 'With a year to go we are inviting the athletes, spectators and visitors from around the world to come to the UK next summer - it's ‘London Calling'. Waiting for them will be a spectacular festival of sport and culture in the world's greatest city, which will be more magical and vibrant than ever. 'There is much to do in the next 12 months, but we can take huge comfort in the progress that has been made so far. We are absolutely on track and determined to stage Olympic and Paralympic Games which will deliver on the promises we made in Singapore, inspire the athletes and make the nation proud.' A total of 15,000 athletes from over 200 countries will compete in the Olympic and Parlaympic Games next summer, and preparations are on track to ensure London 2012 is one of the most spectacular Games ever. The President of the International OIympic Committee Jacques Rogge will today formally invite the athletes of the world to the Games next summer. He will also unveil the Olympic medals at an event in London's Trafalgar

TO nomination deadline for London 2012 drawing near

National Federations are reminded that the deadline for the nomination of Technical Officials for the 2012 London Olympic Games will expire on 31 July 2011. Nominations to be sent by the TO Nomination Form to the IWF Secretariat.

Guatemala is getting prepared for the 2012 JWC

General Sergio Camargo Guatemalan Olympic Committee President, Mr. Antonio Coro Guatemalan Weightlifting Federation President accompanied by his wife Mrs. Coro Member of the Parliament, Ms. Melanie Calderon Guatemalan Olympic Committee Head of International Relations and Mr. Julio Rivas Guatemalan Weightlifting Federation Executive Director made on official visit to the IWF headquarters in Budapest. The delegation had major discussions with Dr. Tamás Aján IWF President in regard to the 2012 Junior World Championships which is also a Pan-American Olympic Qualification Event to be held in Guatemala. The Organizing Committee will give a detailed presentation in Paris during the 2011 World Championships. The competition will be held in Antigua Guatemala in April 2012; city designated a UNESCO World Heritage

Glasgow 2014 captures ‘defining moment’ in pictogram designs

Pictograms launched as city celebrates Three Years to Go One of the most eagerly anticipated design elements of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the pictograms, are launched today. Visitors from across the globe will be guided round Glasgow by a series of revolutionary designs when the Commonwealth Games come to the city in 2014. The 17 participating sports will be represented by their unique „defining moment‟ in the iconic images whose primary purpose is to celebrate sport and aid wayfinding to members of the public, athletes and officials. The icons will be prominent on venues, signage, scoreboards and literature during Games-time, but will also feature prominently in marketing and merchandising efforts in the build-up to the Games. The pictograms will also be available to view online at the official Glasgow 2014 website from Friday 22

Azerbaijani President received President of the IWF

Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan received Dr. Tamás Aján, President of the International Weightlifting Federation. IWF President praised conditions created for development of weightlifting in Azerbaijan. He congratulated the Head of State on the successes of Azerbaijani athletes in the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The Head of State underlined that sports are rapidly developing in the country. He described successes of Azerbaijani athletes in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games as a result of the state-level support to sports in the country. President Ilham Aliyev noted there is good potential for development of weightlifting in the country. Dr. Tamás Aján and the Head of State agreed about a fruitful cooperation in order to support and develop weightlifting in a larger