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Nepal’s sport feast
The 5th National Games including 32 sports was organized in Nepal. More than 3000 athletes participated from various regions of the country. In weightlifting tournament new and talented young lifters appeared on the scene and six new national records were set
The first ever weightlifting coaching clinic in Malawi
The first ever weightlifting coaching clinic in the Malawi started in Blantyre with 22 participants. Egyptian weightlifting expert Maged Salama is conducting the week-long course.Weightlifting Association of Malawi chairman Charles Ulaya said the course marked a new era in the Olympic sport. "This is the fist ever technical course since the inception of weightlifting some three years ago. I am sure after this clinic we will start winning medals," Ulaya said.National Olympic Committee(NOC) general secretary Hellen Mpinganjira urged the participants to take advantage of the Egyptian instructor's presence in the country. "With the expertise that the instructor has brought, we are hopeful that we can start winning medals at international competitions." she said. Salama, who is Egypt weightlifting coach pointed out that he was impressed by the participants' enthusiasm to learn more about the sport. "I hope to take them through the basics of the sport and the important training techniques. By the end of the week the participants will be able to select and train other athletes in the basic exercises and techniques," Salama said. (Malawi
Thai assurance for no disturbance to 1st EGAT Youth World Championships
Mrs. Boossaba Yodbangtoey, President of the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association and Executive Member of the Thai Olympic Committee assures the Weightlifting Family through the IWF that - despite the recent street protests - the organisation of the 1st EGAT Youth World Championships in ChiangMai will go ahead as planned, completely undisturbed.The events would have had no impact whatsoever on the YWC and they are now finished anyway. In addition to that, ChiangMai is a very peaceful and secure place in Thailand and the TAWA and the Organising Committee are looking forward to hosting the young weightlifters to their first ever rendezvous for Olympic Qualification in their country, under excellent conditions and perfect security.
Calendar for Africa in 2009
Zone one championships ???, Nigeria (not confirmed yet) Zone two championships 24-28/09 Sierra Leone Zone three championships 02-06/06 Mauritius African Championships (youth and junior) 26/07-02/08 Uganda African Championships (senior) 20-27/12 Libya (not confirmed yet) Zone One : Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Nigeria,Somalia, Central African Republic, Congo, Tanzania, Rwanda & Burundi, Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Congo Zone Two: Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Cameroon, Ghana,Senegal, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoir, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Cape Verde, Guinea Equatorial, Guinea Bissau, Togo Zone Three : Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, Zambia, Malawi, Angola,Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa,Comoros, Kenya,
The new logo of Weightlifting Federation of Africa
The officially approved new logo of Weightlifting Federation of Africa is launched. The designer is En. Mohamed Juma Ramadan, deputy general secretary
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships (Senior and Junior) fixed date
Paul Coffa General Secretary of Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation officially informed us that after lengthy consultation with the Organising Committee of the 2009 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships for Senior and Junior the exact period is October 18th - 23rd, 2009. The host city of the Championships will be Penang (Malaysia). The program is as follows; October 18th Arrival of delegates October 19th CWF Congress and Opening Ceremony October 20, 21, 22, Competition dates October 23 Sight seeing tours and for some countries departure Full details will be sent out in early
