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Rezazadeh named head coach of Iranian team

Iran's double Olympic champion, Hossein Rezazadeh, has been named as the manager and head coach of Iran's national weightlifting team. Rezazadeh, known as the Iranian Hercules, was chosen by the Weightlifting Federation Technical Committee on Saturday morning. The 30-year-old weightlifter suffered a knee injury last year and has not taken part in international competition since. Last month he officially announced his retirement as a competitor. Bahman Zare', Masoud Qasemi and Li Hongli from China were also selected as Rezazadeh's

Funeral of Janusz Przedpelski (82), Hon. IWF Vice President, EWF President and President of PZPC

Janusz Przedpelski (82), Honorary IWF Vice President, EWF President and President of the Polish Weightlifting Federation for 50 years, was buried in Warsaw, Poland, on 4th September 2008. Poland's past and present champion lifters stood guard of honour by his bier, among them Szymon Kolecki and Marcin Dolega On behalf of the International Weightlifting Federation, President Dr. Tamás Aján delivered obituary The IWF President was received in the office of the Polish Federation by PZPC officials IWF Director Anikó Németh-Móra joined the President at the funeral and the discussions at the Polish Federation's headquarters At the Polish Olympic Committee's House, in front of the wall of Olympic Champions, with POC President Piotr Nurowski and PZPC President Zygmunt Wasiela  

IOC Honorary President congratulates IWF

H.E. Juan Antonio Samaranch, Honorary President of the IOC sent his congratulations to the IWF on the successful Beijing Olympic Games.

JANUSZ PRZEDPELSKI, the most senior President of a national Weightlifting Federations died at the age of 81 years.

JANUSZ PRZEDPELSKI, the most senior President of a national Weightlifting Federations died at the age of 81 years. He would have been 82 on 9th September. He aged almost 82, withdrawn from the leadership of the Polish Federation.two years ago. He was, amongst other things, President of the Polish Federation from 1969 until 2006, for 47 years, and from 1969 until 1983 the first President of the European Weightlifting Federation. He was EWF Honorary life president. Janusz Przedpelski became a member of Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 1994. He is mourned by the entire weightlifting family of the

Flag bearers at the Closing Ceremony

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announceD the list of the flag bearers for the 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating in the Closing Ceremony of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing. We had seven weightlifters among them. Eva Marias Dimas, El SalvadorItte Detenamo, NauruDika Toua, Papua New GuineaMaama Lolohea, Tonga and three new Olympic champions: Jang Mi ran, KoreaPak HyunSuk, PRKAndrei Aramnau,

BEIJING GAMES: FACTS AND FIGURES

Sport - Amazing Venues, Amazing Results · A record 204 NOCs participating; record number of women participating· 132 Olympic records, 43 world records (as of 24/8 at 9:30)· A record 87 NOCs join medal count - the most ever· First-ever medals for Afghanistan, Mauritius, Tajikistan and Togo; first-ever gold medals for Bahrain, Mongolia and Panama; first individual gold for India· Rave reviews for venues, Olympic Village, transportation and Games organization International Popularity - On Track To Become the Most-Watched Games in History· More broadcast coverage to more people in more regions than ever · First Olympic Games in history to have global digital coverage· Record TV ratings in U.S. and China· Record traffic to Games-related Web sites· More visitors to IOC's site in first week than during entire 2004 Games; site has received over 5 million unique visitors so far (compared to 2.8 million unique visitors during 2004, total)· 16.5 million views on IOC's digital channel (YouTube), across Africa, Asia and the Middle East Olympic Magic - Memorable Moments· Opening Ceremony awes international audience - Record audiences across the world's major markets. 80 percent audience share in China. 50 percent share in U.S. and major European markets.· Phelps wins eight gold medals· Bolt streaks across finish line twice in 100-m and 200-m· Georgian and Russian embrace at shooting range· A half-million enthusiastic Chinese volunteers welcome Olympic visitors Meeting ChallengesDoping - Zero tolerance gets results; nearly 40 cheaters caught before the Games, 4 cheaters caught by IOC during Games- Record number of athletes tested, stringent new testing requirementsAir Quality- Competition opened on second consecutive day of Grade I air quality, a decade-long record for Beijing- In the other 8 days, Beijing's air quality was Grade II, which still fell well within WHO and IOC standards- Stringent monitoring protects athletes' healthAttendance- Attendance has more than tripled since the start of the Beijing Games /source: