7th international Eleiko Women Weightlifting Grand Prix
7th international Eleiko Women Weightlifting Grand Prix 2010 from 13 - 16 May in Ohrdruf, GermanyAll info on the Eleiko GP you can find on Eleiko
PWF plans to send squad to Asian Championship
Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWF) plans to send seven or eight weightlifters to Jordon in July to feature in the Asian Weightlifting Championship to give them exposure ahead of the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to be held later this year. "The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) had asked for the preparation plans of the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games and we have submitted them accordingly in which we have also disclosed our motive to send a full-fledged squad to Jordon to participate in the Asian Championship to be held at the end of July," the secretary of the PWF Hafiz Imran Butt told ‘The News' on Sunday in an interview. Commonwealth Games will be held in New Delhi from October 3 to 14 while the Asian Games will be organised by China in Guangzhou from November 12-27. Butt said that the Asian Championship would help the boys to test their muscles and temperament ahead of the major event being hosted by India. He said, initially, the PWF had asked for the initiation of the camp in March in connection with the preparations for the coming major events but after the plans could not materialised the federation has now requested the PSB that the camp for the national weightlifters for the said purpose should begin at least from April 1. He added that the weightlifters for the Asian Championship, which would serve as a warm-up event for the Commonwealth Games, would be picked soon after the National Championship - penciled in for March 30-31 in
Fruitful meeting between the WFA leadership and IWF Executive Board officials
On 25th March 2010 a historical meeting was held in Cairo, during the Continental Youth Olympic Qualification Event, in the splendid building of the Egyptian Olympic Committee. The meeting of the Executive Board of the Weightlifting Federation of Africa was joined by some special guests, IWF Executive Board Members, including President Dr. Tamás Aján and General Secretary, Mr. Ma Wenguang.The aim of the joint discussions was to provide the invited IWF guests with an opportunity of close encounter and an insight to the organisation of the African Championships, the management, to meet the African Weightlifting Federation officials and learn about the problems of Africa.In the Press Conference held following the meeting the IWF and WFA leaders emphasized that the discussions focused on the co-operation between the world and the continental organisations and naturally the possibilities and ways of increased support to the African continent were explored and agreed.
Successful IWF Continental Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Africa
The IWF Continental Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Africa has just finished in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian Weightlifting Federation with the leadership of President Dr. Mahmoud Shoukry together with the WFA (Weightlifting Federation of Africa) did a great job and organized an event at a high level. Mr. Khaled Mhalhel, WFA President was proud of the Championships and to have welcomed the high presence of several senior IWF officials, including IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján.Wonderful audience, great lifters, many hardworking people characterized the Event. A significant number of 13 African countries took part with their junior and youth-aged lifters, the latter in the hope of clinching a precious slot for the Singapore Youth Olympic Games this summer.The technical conditions were provided by the IWF TIS staff at World Championships standard.The following National Federations/NOCs qualified for the Youth Olympic Games at the Event: ALG (M), LBA (M), NGR (W), RSA (M), TUN (M+W). EGY already qualified at the Youth World Championships in Thailand 2009 with its men, this time also with its women. Congratulations to all involved!
9th South American Games’s 4th day results in Medellin, Colombia
9th South American Games's 4th day results in Medellin, Colombia Results:W 75 kg 1 COL VALOYES Ubaldina 1 105 1 125 230.0 2 VEN HERRERA Yarvanis 2 103 2 120 223.0 3 VEN ALVAREZ Maria 3 101 4 117 218.0 W +75 kg 1 ECU NIEVE ARROYO Oliba Seledina 1 110 1 140 250.0 2 VEN ESPINOZA Janiuska 2 106 2 134 240.0 3 CHI CORTEZ GARCIA Elizabeth del Rosario 3 90 3 115 205.0 M 94 kg 1 COL TORRES Wilmer 1 160 1 200 360.0 2 VEN ALBARRAN Leomar 2 150 2 196 346.0 3 ARG BARROS Jose 4 139 3 172 311.0 M 105 kg 1 ECU ARROYO VALDEZ Jorge David 1 175 3 200 375.0 2 VEN LUNA Julio 2 165 1 206 371.0 3 VEN ALBARRAN Leonel 3 157 2 203 360.0 M + 105 kg 1 ECU ARTEAGA GARCIA Julio Cesar 1 167 1 210 377.0 2 BRA REIS Fernando 4 160 2 206 366.0 3 COL SANTAMARIA Luis Carlos 2 165 3 200
9th South American Games’s 3rd day results in Medellin, Colombia
9th South American Games's 3rd day results in Medellin, Colombia Results: M 77 kg 1 COL ANDICA Yoni Alexander 1 146 1 185 331.0 GR 2 VEN OCANDO Jose 2 146 2 185 331.0 3 ECU TENORIO MINA Freddy Fernando 3 145 3 175 320.0 M 85 kg 1 VEN MARQUEZ Herbys 3 152 1 197 349.0 2 COL BALLESTEROS Hector Fabio 1 155 2 193 348.0 3 ECU IDROVO SUAREZ Julio Cesar 4 150 3 171 321.0 W 69 kg 1 COL SOLIS Leidy 1 110 1 138 248.0 GR 2 BRA FERREIRA Jaqueline 2 90 3 110 200.0 3 ARG MARTINEZ Belen 5 82 2 111 193.0 GR Games
