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A Preview of the Pan American/Ibero American Weightlifting Championships and 2009 U.S. National Championships

With three separate competitions going on at once, the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, the Ibero American Weightlifting Championships, and the 2009 U.S. National Championships, there will be a ton of weightlifting to watch and some stiff competition. "It's a big event," said Mike Gattone, Senior International Coach and High Performance and Coaching Education Director for USA Weightlifting as well as a leader of Windy City Weightlifting in Chicago. "It represents the one chance each year for the best of our Continental Federation to come together and find out who is the best in each weight class and who is the best country as well. It's a once a year event and it represents a pinnacle for folks within each Continental Federation." While many people may not know much about the sport of weightlifting, it is something everyone can empathize with. Seeing who can lift the most weight has always been a popular competition among all societies. So even for those who don't know the sport, this competition will still prove fascinating. "[Weightlifting] has a lot of purity, which people admire," Gattone said. "People compete against each other, but there is also the drama of one person up there on the stage trying to put this weight up over their head. There will be a lot of education and explanation during the event as well. This is a good chance for people to get a feel for what a cool sport weightlifting is and get to like it." Chicago is also extremely excited to welcome all these international athletes to the tournament and to the city. We hope that the people of Chicago enjoy this tournament as much as those tournament participants enjoy Chicago.   Two-hundred-eighty athletes from 22 countries are preparing to compete in the Pan-Am weightlifting championship at the UIC forum. Among them, the Cuban women's team, which is competing for the first time in the United States. Tickets are free with the hope that enthusiastic crowds will send the message that Chicago is excited about hosting an Olympic-caliber competition. The weightlifting tournament is among several events Chicago's Olympic bid team will be hosting this summer. Currently, 22 countries are attending the event:Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, The United States, and

Cuban Weightlifters Travel to Chicago

A team of 10 Cuban weightlifters travelled to the US city of Chicago to participate in the Pan American and Iberoamerican Championship.. The team of the Caribbean nation is comprised of eight men and two women and it is led by world multi-medallist and world champion in the clean and jerk event Sergio Alvarez (62 kg) as well as Olympians Lazaro Maykel Ruiz (62 kg) and Ivan Cambar (77 kg). The men squad is completed by Bredny Roque (69 kg), Elio Osdani Guerra (85 kg), Javier Vanegas (94 kg), Lazaro Lopez (105 kg) and Sertanis Teran (+ 105 kg). Meanwhile, the women team is made up of Tamara Hernandez (75 kg) and Indira Salinas (+75 kg). A few hours before the departure, Rafael Pacho, national commissioner of the sport, announced the absence of Edilia Amoros (69 kg) due to an injury. Pacho, who is also the vice president of the Pan American Weightlifting Confederation, stressed that the main goal of the Cuban athletes is to win the tournament but also to accumulate points and to qualify for the Pan American Games of Guadalajara in 2011.(the newspaper of Cuban

Lyn Jones – Section Manager, Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games

In accordance with the published selection criteria, the Australian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) has nominated to the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) Mr. Lyn Jones to serve as the Weightlifting Section Manager for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. This significant role also includes the organisational portfolio of ‘National Team Manager' for the following events in prior to the Commonwealth Games: 2009 World Senior Championships2009 Commonwealth Senior & Junior Championships2010 Oceania Senior Championships2010 World Senior Championships This determination was recommended by the Team Officials Nomination Panel, comprising of Robert Kabbas, Martin Leach and Michael Noonan and confirmed by the Board of

Redesigned Australian Weightlifting Federation website

The Australian Weightlifting Federation has redesigned its website, www.awf.com.au

Chicago is excited

Two-hundred-eighty athletes from 22 countries are preparing to compete in the Pan-Am weightlifting championship at the UIC forum. Among them, the Cuban women's team, which is competing for the first time in the United States. Tickets are free with the hope that enthusiastic crowds will send the message that Chicago is excited about hosting an Olympic-caliber competition. The weightlifting tournament is among several events Chicago's Olympic bid team will be hosting this summer. Currently, 22 countries are attending the event:Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, The United States, and

Last call to National Federations to settle 2009 membership fees with IWF

As per the IWF Constitution, the annual membership fee for the affiliated National Federations is due in January of the year.This is the last call to those National Federations which have still not paid their 2009 membership fee of USD500 to the IWF to do so immediately, but latest before the IWF Congress on 14 June in Bucharest. Federations failing to settle the fees are not allowed to participate in IWF Calendar events.