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2nd Youth World Championships Lima, Peru

The second IWF Youth World Championships will be held in Lima Peru from 8-14 May 2011. Forms and regulations are already published on our website You can find more information on the official website of the Organizing Committee:

Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony between CWF and TAWA

The Cambodian Weightlifting Federation (CWF) and the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA) held a Ceremony on March 2, 2011 at the National Olympic Stadium of Phanom Penh, in the Kingdom of Cambodia in order to promote weightlifting sport in South East Asian (SEA) region under theme of GO TOGETHER in friendship and brotherhood. Mr. Chan SOPHAL - CWF President - and Major General Intarat YODBANGTOEY - TAWA President - cosigned a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a bilateral cooperation and support program. Mr. Chan SOPHAL said: "On behalf of CWF, I am thankful for TAWA's donation and support. This is a very good opportunity for CWF to move to capability strengthening and professionalism in WF. This kind assistance and support is the true reflection of our spirit of solidarity and unity which goes beyond current issue. Sport spirit is the basic need of all human being not for a handful of people". TAWA president also delivered a key message "Please keep in mind our sport seamlessly nested in our hearts indeed which is independent and beyond from other issues. We are in the weightlifting family that could feel in warmest, following through our strong intention and trustworthiness, I am personally confident that CWF and TAWA are able to go further together." The very successful MOU Signing Ceremony was remarkably witnessed by H.E. Bou Chum SEREY -  Secretary of State of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Kingdom of Cambodia as well as Colonel Direk BONGKARN - Representative from Royal Thai Embassy, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of

New LOCOG mascot movie launched – Adventures on a rainbow

The latest London 2012 mascot film, ‘Adventures on a Rainbow', is now available: http://www.mylondon2012.com/mascots When you visit the official website of the London 2012 Olympic Games you can see that a new ‘Play' section was launched where fans can build their own versions of the mascots and play the new game ‘Swim Wenlock

Intervention of Dr. Ajan at the EU Sport Forum

During the EU Sport Forum held in Budapest, Hungary Dr. Tamás Aján, IOC Honorary Member and President of the IWF took part in the general debate with the EU Sport Ministers and made a comment of a great interest in regard of corruption in sport. He told the assembly that sport has to overcome the problem and called for rapid action against all forms of corruption. Dr. Tamás Aján also specified that the involvement of the EU, the contribution of Sports Leaders and more public awareness is needed to completely eradicate corruption in sport on every

EU Sport Forum 2011

The Presidency of the Council of the European Union rotates between the 27 member states every six months. Hungary took over the Presidency of the EU on January 1, 2011. On February 22-23 in Budapest, Hungary the European Commission organized the EU Sport Forum as key platform for dialogue held for the third time.  Besides leading representatives from International and European Sport Organizations, Governmental and Non Governmental Organizations, representatives from the Olympic and sport movement Dr. Tamás Aján, IOC Honorary Member and President of the IWF was also in attendance. The EU Sports Commissioner Ms. Androulla Vassiliou from Cyprus promised that greater attention will be given to sporting issues within the European Union. She added that the European Union's budget will include a separate chapter on financial support for sport. In the future, the European Sport Ministers wish to extend the area of sport development especially focusing on the expansion of possibilities for the rising sport generation through a program named "Sport for ALL" and on the improvement of fight against

WADA’s IF Relations Director was received by Dr.Tamas Ajan

Frédéric Donzé, the newly appointed Director of WADA's European Regional Office and International Federations Relations came to Budapest, Hungary for a meeting with IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján and the IWF Secretariat staff. They discussed several topics in regard to the IWF Anti-Doping activities, the cooperation of the two organisations and the efficient implementation and enforcement of WADA rules in weightlifting. Mr. Donzé will hold a lecture at the IWF World Anti-Doping Conference in Istanbul,