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In first week of July Taichung (TPE) awaits participants to the 2010 WUC

Welcome to Taichung! Taichung City in Chinese Taipei awaits the teams of university students to the 2nd FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in the first week of July.The Final Entries must be urgently submitted - using the Forms on the 2010 Taichung WUC website, and through the National University Sport organisations - to the Organizing Committee: [email protected] Look up the Preliminary Time Schedule for your

2012 London Olympic Games Qualification System approved by IOC

The IOC Executive Board has approved the Qualification Systems for the 2012 Olympic Games, London. The IWF's proposal was approved without any amendments. Download the 2012 London OG Weightlifting Qualification System

IWF Technology Director Róbert Nagy celebrates 70

Today, on 3rd June, Róbert NAGY, the IWF's technology expert turns 70 years of age. A computer genius, inventor and developer of the weightlifting competition and results technology programs, Róbert has been working for the IWF for over 3 decades. A former successful lifter himself, he has developed high-tech for the sport of weightlifting and served over 100 world-scale events, including Olympic Games, as the Federation's Technology Director and Member of the SRC, currently of the Technical Committee. Happy Birthday to you, Robi!

IWF President praises Guatemala for hosting Pan-Am events

The President of the IWF, Dr. Tamás Aján has told www.iwf.net upon his return from Guatemala: "I can only congratulate the Guatemala Weightlifting Federation on hosting the 2010 Pan-American Championships in Guatemala City." The President attended the Championships and the PAWF meetings as a Guest of Honour of the Organising Committee and the Olympic Committee of Guatemala. "I wish to thank the Federation President, Lic. José Antonio Coro Garcia and the NOC President Gral. Sergio Arnoldo Camargo Muralles for their great hospitality and for bringing these important events to Guatemala. I would also like to offer my congratulations to my colleagues on the Pan-American Weightlifting Federation, in particular to President Willian Ozuna on the excellent conduct of the meetings and Congress that I had the honour to attend. I can say that under due handling and care Pan-American weightlifting has a more auspicious future than ever before."At the same time he offered his sympathy to Guatemala for the difficulties it has been facing in the last few days as a result of the natural catastrophe caused by the volcano.

Werk-San selected as official barbell of the 2010 Antalya World Championships

Turkish Weightlifting Federation President Dr. Hasan Akkus informed the IWF - and the Weightlifting Community - that the barbells of the Werk-San Company (Turkey) have been selected for use at the upcoming 2010 World Championships in Antalya.

End of last event in Continental Qualification for the Youth Olympic Games

With the IWF Youth Olympic Games Continental Qualification Championships for Europe, held in Valencia, Spain, the series of qualification events came to an end. The European nations who have obtained athlete spots (1 each) for Singapore are:Men - BLR, GER, ROU, ITA, LATWomen - ROU, BLR, ITA, HUN Complete information on the Qualification status and other details of the 1st YOG are available on this website: YOG-Singapore