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John Garhammer Clinic at American Open

John Garhammer Clinic at American Open - USA weightlifting is proud to present a free clinic at the American Open in Mobile, AL, featuring world renowned biomechanist, Dr. John Garhammer. Dr. Garhammer will present Saturday night December 12th, following the final session of lifting. The clinic is titled: A History of Weightlifting Technique. The information presented will be based on film that Dr. Garhammer has taken at several world championships and Olympics, and then analyzed. Emphasis on terminology for the phases of the pull will be presented. The presentation will take place at the Holiday

OFFICIAL INVITATION – ASIAN YOUTH AND JUNIOR WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP- DUBAI, UAE

OFFICIAL INVITATION - ASIAN YOUTH AND JUNIOR WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP- DUBAI,

Nazik Avdalyan (69 kg): I dedicate my victory to Armenians all over the world

Armenia's women weightlifters taking part at the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, returned home with gold and bronze medals. Gold medalist Nazik Avdalyan (69 kg) says the final results weren't as important to her as being able to perform her best. "Honestly, I wasn't thinking about winning. I wanted to justify the hope placed on me by my coaches and my people," Nazik told journalists. "Before coming out, I prayed, but prayer alone doesn't help when you are standing in front of the barbell. You can rely only on your strength." Nazik said that she could feel the support of her people from far away and this helped her maintain her composure and remain calm. "Therefore I dedicate my medal to Armenians all over the world. The day I won my gold medal was the birthday of the president of Armenia's Olympic Committee. It was a pleasant surprise for his birthday," Nazik said.

Dr. Aján honoured for his contributions at WADA’s 10th Anniversary

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its foundation on 1-2 December 2009 in Stockholm. At the Jubilee celebrations WADA Foundation Board Member Dr. Tamás Aján, IWF President, was among the few honoured for their valuable contributions to the activities of this organisation. Dr. Aján: "We founded WADA in February 1999 in Lausanne and its successful activities in the past ten years proved that only by the inclusion of the various countries' public authorities could the fight against doping achieve any success. WADA unites the sport family and the governments and can look back proudly on its achievements." The 10th Anniversary Jubilee dinner was held in Stockholm's City Hall, the same venue where the Nobel Prize is awarded, and was attended by H.M. The King and H.M. The Queen of Sweden. The Jubilee Celebrations were followed by the WADA Foundation Board meeting, where the IWF's anti-doping activities received renewed and multiple praise and recognition.  

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