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Executive Committee of Indian Weightlifting Federation

Meeting of General Council of Indian Weightlifting Federation was held at Delhi on 27 Dec 09 for election of office bearers and Executive Members of the Indian Weightlifting Federation for term of 4 years from 2009 to 2013 at Conference Hall, Hotel Southern, 18/2, Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi.  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF INDIAN WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION FOR THE TERM 2009-2013 Life PresidentShri Harbhajan Singh                                    Uttar Pradesh PresidentShri Birendra Prasad Baishya, M.P.                Assam Vice President 1  Shri K.C. Singh, BABA, M.P.                      Uttarakhand2  Smt. Karnam Malleswari, Padamshree          FCI3  Shri Baldev Raj Gulati                                  Maharashtra4  Shri T.D. Roy                                               Jharkhand5  Shri Kumbasi Subramanya                           Karnataka6  Shri G.R. Beig                                               J&K7  Shri Tara Singh                                            Punjab8  Shri P. Ratnakar                                         Chhattisgarh9  Shri Bhabajyoti Goswami                             Assam10  Shri K. Suryanarayana                              Andhra Pradesh11  Vacant12  Vacant Associate Vice President 1   The Secretary, (Ex-Officio)                        SSCB2   Shri CBR Prasad                                       Andhra Pradesh3   Shri Rajesh Tyagi                                      Haryana4   Shri Sominder P. Sharma                         Himachal Pradesh5   Vacant6   Vacant Secretary GeneralShri Sahdev Yadav                                         Uttar Pradesh SecretaryShri Sunil Elangbam                                       Manipur Joint Secretary 1  Shri D. Chandrahas Rai                             Karnataka2  Shri Santosh Sinhasane                            Maharashtra3  Shri Madan Lal Salvi                                  Rajasthan4  Shri Abraham K. Techi                              Arunachal Pradesh5 VacantTreasurerShri Naresh Sharma                                      Delhi Executive Members 1  Shri H.S. Bansal                                        Chandigarh2  Shri Narayan Sahu                                    Orissa3  Shri C. Rothianga                                      Mizoram4  Shri G. Gunasekaran                                 Puducherry5  Capt. S.S. Rao                                          Goa6  Shri Sanjeev Mudliar                                  Madhya Pradesh7  Shri Rajesh Chandra Rai                           Bihar8  Shri Sailen Dapsi                                      West Bengal   PLEASE NOTE THAT OFFICIAL EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE FEDERATION WILL NOW BE [email protected]. KINDLY AMEND YOUR RECORDS

Newly-elected Indian Weightlifting Federation President Birendra Prasad Baishya

Newly-elected Indian Weightlifting Federation President Birendra Prasad Baishya vowed to cleanse the sport from the doping menace which has brought shame to the country in the past. Baishya, a Member of Parliament and former Union Minister, was elected unanimously for a four-year term in the General Body meeting of the Indian Weightlifting Federation and he immediately called on a meeting of the new executive committee and took three important decisions to fight doping in the sport. "It is well known that the federation is in a bad shape now. Our first agenda is to make weightlifting a dope-free sport. I want to make the working of the federation clean and transparent," he said after his unanimous election. "Immediately after the GBM, I called a meeting of the executive committee and took three decisions. The first is that any lifter in their residence or anywhere will have to give samples when demanded and strict action will be taken if anybody is caught for using banned substances without any consideration of his stature," Baishya said. Baishya said he will soon have a meeting with the coaches to discuss how the doping menace is curbed. "Our second decision was that I will have a meeting with the coaches to discuss how to stop the doping menace. The role of the coaches is very important here," he said. Baishya said the inclusion of people like the country's lone woman Olympic medallist Karnam Malleswari as one of the vice-presidents would ensure that the best lifters are selected for international competitions. "We also took the decision that people like Karnam Malleswari would be associated with the selection and technical matters. I would bring more people like those who have won Padamshree awards and have brought laurels to the country in the various committees," he said. (he Times of

China’s top 10 sports news in 2009

Xinhua News Agency selected the top 10 sports news of China in 2009. Position NO. 8. China claimed 18 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze medals to top the world weightlifting championships in Goyang, South Korea, in

Malta: trophy for the most improved lifter

The Malta Weightlifting Association competitive calendar for 2009 was completed with the National Championships at the Cottonera Sports Complex.Two 15-year-olds stole the show during the championships as Kimberly Coleiro lifted a total of 83 kgs while Rodmar Pulis had a personal best in Clean and Jerk, 90 kgs, and total, 155 kgs.The trophy for the most improved lifter in the youth section went to Pulis and the junior division award was claimed by Mark Sapiano. Schembri got the title for the seniors

Elections to the executive committee of the Indian Weightlifting Federation

After six lifters flunked random dope tests conducted by the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA) in September, the Indian federation was under pressure to quit - lock, stock and barrel. Elections to the executive committee of the Indian Weightlifting Federation are to be held in the Capital on Sunday. Subramanium Swamy, secretary of the Karnataka Weightlifting Association, who was supposed to contest for the post of secretary-general, now doesn't want to stand for the post. "We were all made to understand that Subramanium was going to contest for the post of secretary-general. But he pulled out of the fray last week," said an

Rezazadeh vows to fight doping

Newly-appointed caretaker of Iran Weightlifting Federation Hossein Rezazadeh vowed he will eradicate doping in the sport in Iran."At first, we have to raise the knowledge of our weightlifters about doping substances. Iran will be one of the powerhouses soon," Rezazadeh said on Sunday. "Hopefully, all experts will help me bring Iran's weightlifting back into contention," he added. Rezazadeh was sacked from the management of Iran's weightlifting team last week because of poor results in the world championship in South Korea. Iran Physical Education Organization President Ali Saeidlu chose Rezazadeh as the caretaker of the federation on Sunday. (Tehran