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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

Ethiopia President: High ranking NOC official

The newly elected Olympic Committee of Ethiopia is strengthened by President of Weightlifting Federation.Dr. Gobena Kebede. The board of high ranking officials: MR. BIRHAN KIDANEMARIAM - PRESIDENTMRS. BISRAT GASHAWTENA - 1ST VICE-PRESIDENTDR. GOBENA KEBEDE - VICE-PRESIDENTMRS. DAGMAWIT GIRMAY - GENERAL SECRETARYMR. GEBEYAW TAKELE -

German sports journalist Hilmar Bürger turned 70

Famous weightlifting sports journalist Hilmar Bürger from Germany celebrated his 70th birthday in March. Bürger was Vice President of the AIPS Weightlifting Commission 1986-1994, a Member of the same 1994-2002 and a Honorary Member since 2002. A citizen of Berlin and a passionate statistician and historian of the sport, he founded and has maintained one of the most comprehensive and valuable International Weightlifting Databanks under the name of „IWA" and has serviced a whole series of Olympic Games, World and European Championships with athlete profiles and data for the media. Hilmar became a Member of the Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 1995. Many happy returns to 70-year old Hilmar Bürger!

Special guests of IWF Electoral Congress

Special guests of IWF Electoral