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First-ever blood testing: all samples returned negative

The IWF is on the way of further tightening its already very severe anti-doping program and policy. In addition to the "regular" IWF-procedure of anti-doping controls (urine samples) involving more than 30% of the participating athletes, for the first time in history, the IWF took blood samples as well at the 2009 Goyang World Championships held in Korea, 20-29 November.The blood samples were analysed in the WADA-accredited Seoul Laboratory and all of them proved negative. The results of the urine samples' analysis are still forthcoming from the WADA-accredited Cologne Laboratory. 

Dongguan preparations for the 2010 Games are "right on schedule"

The 16th Asian Games (www.gz2010.cn/en), part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is reporting that co-host cities Foshan, Dongguan and Shawei are "chomping at the bit" and will be ready to go when the Games begin in November 2010. According to Zhu Yimin, Deputy Secretary General of Dongguan Municipal Government, preparations for the 2010 Games are "right on schedule" at each of the three co-host cities. During The 16th Asian Games Dongguan will host Weightlifting competitions with 15 Gold medals. Mr. Zhu said that Dongguan Mayor Li Yuquan heads the Asian Games Preparation Committee, which was established in 2008 and that the renovation of the Weightlifting venue (which began in June 2009) is nearly completed with the air-conditioning facilities and information systems under preliminary

Dongguan preparations for the 2010 Games are “right on schedule”

The 16th Asian Games (www.gz2010.cn/en), part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is reporting that co-host cities Foshan, Dongguan and Shawei are "chomping at the bit" and will be ready to go when the Games begin in November 2010. According to Zhu Yimin, Deputy Secretary General of Dongguan Municipal Government, preparations for the 2010 Games are "right on schedule" at each of the three co-host cities. During The 16th Asian Games Dongguan will host Weightlifting competitions with 15 Gold medals. Mr. Zhu said that Dongguan Mayor Li Yuquan heads the Asian Games Preparation Committee, which was established in 2008 and that the renovation of the Weightlifting venue (which began in June 2009) is nearly completed with the air-conditioning facilities and information systems under preliminary

Guest presenter Carissa Gump

Randy Hauer and David Miller teamed up with guest presenter Carissa Gump. Gump is an American record holder in the clean and jerk as well as a Beijing Olympian. She lives in Colorado Springs and trains at the Olympic Training Center. Hauer and Miller run Rocky Mountain Strength and Health, which is a satellite of East Coast Gold. Hauer and Miller started Rocky Mountain Strength and Health the end of August with two main goals; to help teach proper form and technique to members of Flatirons CrossFit who use Olympic lifts often in workouts, to grow the sport of Olympic Weightlifting by informing people through monthly clinics, to build a base of Olympic Weightlifters in

The complete summary of 2009 World Championships (IWA-BESKU-WCH2009)

IWA BESKUR WCH 2009 SUMMARY

Anniversary book

A book was published due to the anniversary of 75 years old Finnish Weightlifting Federation.The book is written unfortunatelly in Finnish only. The title is: "EINO MÄKINEN - Kurun Karhu" (Eino Mäkinen - the bear from Kuru). 191 photos and illustrations decorate the book.The author is Lauri Järvinen. His work is a biography of the first ever Finnish weightlifter, who won medals in continental and world level, it gives a good picture on the history of weightlifting in Finland as a whole.Eino Mäkinen was born June 13th 1926. He is retired from Tampere Town as a Chief engineer and lives in Tampere with his wife Aila.Enquiries: [email protected](by Taisto