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IWF Meeting with Sport Leaders in Kazan, Russia

Mr. Rafis Burganov Minister of Youth, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mr. Halil Sayhutdivov Deputy Minister, Mr. Insaf Galiullin Head of International Cooperation Department Executive Committee of Universiade 2013 in Kazan, Mr. Azat Kadyrov First Deputy Director General and Mr. Andrey Rybak Executive Board Member of Russian Weightlifting Federation initiated discussions with the IWF. During the meeting, Dr. Tamás Aján IWF President and Mr. Attila Ádámfi IWF Competition Director had the opportunity to have an insight into the sporting activities ensured by the city of Kazan. Sport facilities went through a fantastic development and sport leader raised the idea of organizing World Championships in the near future. Among others, the current issues in regard to the Universiade 2013 were also

First meeting for the newly elected AWF Committees

The Asian Championships started today 12 April in Tongling City, Anhui Province, China. More than 30 countries and regions participate with more than 200 athletes. Previous to the competitions, the Asian Weightlifting Federation held its Executive Board Meeting, and the newly elected AWF Committees held their first meetings. Dr. Mónika Ungár, IWF Legal Counsel participated in the AWF Medical Committee meeting and held an information session on the application of ADAMS which has just recently been

Opening Ceremony of the EWC 2011

Large crowds of people gathered in the main venue of the European Weightlifting Championships 2011 in Kazan, Russia for the Opening Ceremony with the view to witness further on the major weightlifting show of the year. Ildar Khalikov, Prime-minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, expressed gratitude in his welcoming addresses for the honor to stage the top rank events. "We will conduct the European Weightlifting Championships on the top level, - he promised. - Tatarstan has good weightlifting traditions and rich potential. A number of merited weightlifters had been born here; Olympic Champions Arkady Vorobjev, Alexander Kurynov and Nicolay Kolesnikov are among them." Besides the Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan Mr Rafis Burganov, the Executive director of the Russian Olympic committee Mr. Marat Bariev also attended the Opening Ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championships 2011. According to Sergey Syrtsov, Russian Weightlifting Federation President, European Championships in Kazan is a milestone for the Russian weightlifting. "We are happy, that international level weightlifting is back to Russia, - he noted in particular, - Russia is known for the rich weightlifting history, and it is quite remarkable, that it is Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, to stage this significant sport forum. I wish fans witness the great sport show, competitors take heavy weights and referees enjoy the principal

World Junior Weightlifting Championships Quiz

Answer to three questions on the website of the World Junior Championships www.2011wjwc.com and win a T-Shirt! The first correct entry to all three questions will receive a World Junior Championships T'Shirt from the Organising Committee. Three new questions every week! Try your luck and see how good your weightlifting memory is! The answers to Quiz 2 and the winner will be announced on Saturday, 16th April. Quiz Number 2 1/ In which World Junior Championship did Leonid Taranenko win the Silver medal in the Clean & Jerk? 2/ What was Blagoi Blagoev second attempt in the Clean &Jerk at the Black Sea International tournament held in Varna-Bulgaria in 1984. 3/ This weightlifter was a World Junior champion. What is her name?

SportAccord Closed with the reelection of Hein Verbruggen

Hein Verbruggen was reelected as President of SportAccord. Since Dr. Tamás Aján did not stand for reelection in SportAccord council, his 34 years of activity were emphasized and thanked by President Verbruggen and the General Assembly. Hein Verbruggen, President of SportAccord, officially closed the 9th Annual SportAccord Convention in London on 7th April 2011. More than 1,500 delegates attended the six-day gathering of sport federations. The leaders of world sport will gather next in Quebec City with London 2012 knocking on the door. The 10th annual SportAccord Convention is provisionally slated for May 20-25, roughly two months before the opening ceremony to next year's Olympic

Live results transmission from the European Championships

The "Polska Sztanga" will broadcast live results transmission from the European Senior Weightlifting Championships held in Kazan, Russia. Follow the competition starting on Monday by the following link: