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Naim feels better

After heavy medical treatment Naim Suleymanoglu returned to his mother's home from hospital last Saturday. His health is going better. During treatment, Turkish governors and media showed a great interest on him on top level. On his doctors' advice he cannot receive visitors. After one week, he will open his doors to accept visitors. (Turkish Weightlifting

Samoa - Commonwealth Youth Games 2015

Samoa National Olympic Committee won the bid to host the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. Samoa today has possibly one of the best weightlifting stadiums in the world. The weightlifting event in 2015 will certainly be one of the  highlights of the Commonwealth Youth Games. The weightlifting venue in Samoa has in recent years hosted major events. In 2006, Samoa hosted the Pacific Rim International and Commonwealth & Oceania Championships. In 2007, the South Pacific Games in the month of August and then in November hosted the IWF World Cup and Commonwealth & Oceania Championships. (by

Samoa – Commonwealth Youth Games 2015

Samoa National Olympic Committee won the bid to host the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. Samoa today has possibly one of the best weightlifting stadiums in the world. The weightlifting event in 2015 will certainly be one of the  highlights of the Commonwealth Youth Games. The weightlifting venue in Samoa has in recent years hosted major events. In 2006, Samoa hosted the Pacific Rim International and Commonwealth & Oceania Championships. In 2007, the South Pacific Games in the month of August and then in November hosted the IWF World Cup and Commonwealth & Oceania Championships. (by

New Website of Indian Weightlifting Federation

Indian Weightlifting Federation has launched its website. The website address is www.iwlf.net National Games at Jharkhand postponed up to 15th JuneThe organizers of the National Games, Jharkhand, have informed that due to hot weather with temperature,around 43-44 Degree Celsius presently at Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad and expecting the same in the month of June-2009, the Indian Olympic Association has considered the request and decided topostponed the 34th National Games from 1st June to 14th June,

Five years on Athens still saddled with white elephants

Five years after the flame went out on the Athens 2004 Olympics the Greek capital is still saddled with white elephants, organisers said . The President of the Hellenic Olympic Commitee, Spyros Capralos, said that Athens, in many cases, ended up building too many venues without the foresight of having them serve the athletic needs of the country following the Olympics. "As a result many of these venues have been totally abandoned," Capralos said. After spending approximately 2.2 billion euros on construction to stage the Games, Athens has been criticised for its rush-built venues with no post-Games purpose. Olympic organisers had deliberately positioned many of the venues in run-down areas, hoping their presence would serve to upgrade the areas. But nearly five years after the Games, many of the Athens venues remain fensed-off and boarded up, awaiting private funding to be reopened while the Greek government has spent hundreds of millions of euros on maintenance costs. The venues, which include a 152-million euro rowing centre, 42- million euro canoe, kayak centre a 131-million euro sailing facility, have been under lock and key since the Games. Dozens more such as the taekwondo and weightlifting stadiums have been rented on short-term contracts and used periodically to host concerts, trade shows and festivals since the Summer Games. With a soaring public debt and admissions of irresponsible spending during the preparation of the Olympics with delays, many Greeks are disillusioned with the legacy the homecoming Olynpics has left on their country. But Capralos also said that Athens has benefited from the Games. "There are many works which Athenians benefit from daily due to the Olympics such as the public transportation system, highway network and hospitals," he said. "All of us Greeks were successfully in promoting our country during the Games but the same cannot be said for the 'day after," said Capralos, who served on the organizing committee for the Games. (Earth

Arafura Games preview

Oceania's best weightlifter, Nauruan national Peter Yukio, will be competing at the Arafura Games. Yukio is regarded as the top lifter in Oceania and the Commonwealth after winning gold in the men's 77kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Limasso, Cyprus, in December last year. Yukio edged out Fiji's top Olympic lifter Josefa Vueti with a world class performance totalling 330kg by snatching 145kg and lifting another 185kg in the clean and jerk. Yukio is one of only two competitors from the small island nation of Nauru at Arafura