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2009 WMG – Athlete Entries

Enclosed, please find the athlete entries for the 2009 World Masters Games (and 2009 IWF World Masters Championships) to be held in Sydney, Australia from 10 - 18 October 2009. Weightlifting Competitor List Men 090831.pdf Weightlifting Start List Women

Athletes Qualify for Worlds and Pay Tribute to Former USAW Executive Director at the Rodger DeGarmo Memorial Open

Two years after the sudden death of USA Weightlifting Executive Director Rodger DeGarmo (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 72 athletes competeD in the Rodger DeGarmo Memorial Open / World Team Secondary Qualifier on Saturday and Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.In its second year, the Rodger DeGarmo Memorial Open pays tribute to DeGarmo, a lifelong weightlifter who was hired as the High Performance Director for USA Weightlifting in March 2005 and was later named Executive Director of the organization in April 2007. DeGarmo was in Chicago on a site visit for the 2009 Pan American Championships when he passed away on August 28, 2007. DeGarmo left behind his wife of 14 years, Suzanne, as well as daughters Paige and Maggie who are now 14 and 11, respectively. Suzanne, Paige and Maggie were on site at the tournament. " The support we have been given by the weightlifting family has been and continues to be tremendous and for that we are grateful," Suzanne DeGarmo said. Athletes were competing in all weight divisions for the opportunity to represent Team USA at the 2009 World Championships which will be held Nov. 17-27 in Goyang City, Korea. results: Day1 -

India National Games revised dates announced

National Games in India will be held at Jharkhand from 21.11.2009 to

400 days to go to Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi

Watch the video http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/home.aspxThe 2010 Commonwealth Games are going to be held in Delhi, India. The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1978 and assumed the current name of the Commonwealth Games in 1978. There are currently 53 Commonwealth nations and 71 participating teams. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5,000 athletes, which makes it one of the largest international sporting events in terms of participants. The four constituent countries of the United Kingdom-England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland-send separate teams to the Commonwealth Games, and individual teams are also sent from the British Crown Dependencies-Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man-and many of the British overseas territories. Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. The city of New Delhi, home to 13.8 million people, will host the Commonwealth Games in 2010. This will be the first time India has hosted the Games and only the second time the event has been held in Asia. The Delhi Games Village is to be constructed as a low rise medium development on a 40 acre site in the heart of the capital with a possible capacity for 8,500 athletes and officials. Existing and new stadium will be used to house the following sports: Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Bowls, Boxing, Cycling, EAD Events, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Rugby 7s, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis and Weightlifting. Delhi won the right to host the 2010 Games by defeating the Canadian city of Hamilton by 46 votes to 22 at the CGF General Assembly held in Montego Bay in November 2003.

BWLA New Address for Update

Please be advised that the British Weight Lifters' Association now has a new address as below. Please update this on your relevant systems and web pages to ensure that correct details are provided. British Weight Lifters' Association119 Cavendish Hall Headingley CampusLeeds LS6

Mascots in Motion

The 16th Asian Games (www.gz2010.cn/en), part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia unveiled the Games' Official "Mascots In Motion", dynamic cartoon illustrations of the Asian Games' sports and disciplines with sporting images of the 5 Yang (羊， legendary / celestial goat) - A Xiang, A He, A Ru, A Yi and Le Yangyang. The "Mascots in Motion" with lively and active cartoon images which embody the passionate sport spirit of the Games. With various facial expressions ranging from gentle to furious, the 16th Asian Games' "Mascots in Motion" are illustrated in competition at each of the 28 Summer Olympic disciplines as well as the numerous non-Olympic sports that will be challenged during The 16th Asian Games in 2010, including Baseball, Softball, Bowling, Dragon Boat and Cricket. The "Mascots in Motion" also feature Golf and Rugby - part of The 16th Asian Games competition schedule - and are currently under consideration by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 1. As the Asian Games are part of the worldwide Olympic movement, each of the fun-loving animated Asian Games mascots are depicted wearing the colors of the five Olympic rings - Black, Red, Green, Blue and