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Hungarian Weightlifting Federation’s representatives met Dr. Tamas Ajan

The Vice President of the Hungarian Weightlifting Federation, Dr. Arpad Muhoray and the General Secretary Istvan Halasz met Dr. Tamás Aján in order to discuss relevant issues concerning weightlifting. They had an informal and friendly talk at the IWF

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President’s Cup 2011 in Russia

The Russian Weightlifting Federation will organize a Grand Prix in the course of 2011. We are happy and proud to announce that on 4th February Mr. Dmitry Medvedev, President of the Russian Republic signed his approval for the competition, which can now officially be called "President's

Hungarian Olympic weightlifter Gyozo Veres passed away

Győző Veres, two times Olympic bronze medallist Hungarian weightlifter, and also World Champion of 1962 and 1963, died Tuesday at the age of 74 in Melbourne. Born in Berekböszörmény on 13 June 1936, he was the first Hungarian weightlifter winning the World Champion title. He laid the foundations of modern weightlifting in the early '50s and the weightlifting community considered him in his time as the most influential figure on the international stage. After ending his sports career in 1970, he worked as a coach with the Hungarian National Team and with his club in Tatabánya. His training and preparation methods paved the way for a new and innovative coaching approach. In 1973, Győző Veres worked as a coach in Turkey before moving to Australia where he worked until retirement. The International Weightlifting Federation expresses its deep condolences to his family and relatives. Győző Veres left behind two

The details of the 2011 IWF Development Program are published

The IWF continues supporting the National and Continental/Regional Federations in 2011 in the framework of the IWF Development Program. We are delighted that the IWF Member National Federations as well as the Continental and Regional Federations have the possibility again to develop their organizational, coaching, training, educational and anti-doping activities or improve in any other areas they might feel need for, with the assistance of the IWF. The 2011 IWF Development Program Information, Guidelines and Application Forms have been published on our website. In order to apply please make sure to return the completed forms before 1st March

IOC and UN reaffirm commitment to development through sport

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, welcomed United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, where the two leaders reviewed the joint activities that the organisations had put in place in 2010 and reaffirmed their commitment to a number of upcoming initiatives using sport as a tool for peace, education and development. By using sport as a tool for change, the IOC and its partners have implemented various activities across the globe in fields such as humanitarian assistance, peace-building, education, gender equality, the environment and the fight against HIV/AIDS. Among upcoming projects are the joint efforts that will be deployed to find solutions to ease access of Palestinian and Israeli athletes to sporting competitions and the adoption by the UN of the Olympic Truce Resolution for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Further to the success of the first Olympic Youth Development Centre inaugurated last year in Lusaka, Zambia, as part of the IOC's Sports for Hope programme, it was decided to replicate the concept in