India hosted successful Commonwealth Youth Games
IWF Technical Delegate Attila Ádámfi reported on the success of the Commonwealth Youth Games, which were held in Pune, India. Look for
IWF Electoral Congress 2009
The IWF will hold its next Electoral Congress in Madrid, Spain, on 31 March and 1 April 2009. As every four years following the Olympic Games, the Congress will elect the Executive Board and Committees and approve the modifications to the Constitution, Technical Rules, Anti-Doping Policy of the IWF.Preliminary schedule: 30 March 2009 - arrivals; 31 March and 1 April 2009 - Congress sessions; 2 April 2009 - new bodies sit down for first meeting; 3 April 2009 - departures.Official invitations, candidature forms, reports, Draft Constitution and Rules will be sent to the National Federations soon.
Jenő Boskovics 80 Years Old
Hungarian journalist, a specialist of weightlifting for almost 60 years, Jenő Boskovics celebrated his 80th birthday on 9th October. Former Spokesman of the IWF, founder and Secretary of the AIPS Weightlifting Commission, Jenő Boskovics has been Editor-in-Chief of the World Weightlifting magazine since its first publication 28 years ago.Jenő was greeted by his longtime friend the IWF President and the members of the IWF Secretariat, who conveyed him the good wishes and congratulations of the thousands of people who know and like him worldwide. Happy Birthday and many happy returns, Jenő! Jenő trying to "write" an article on his new typewriter - made of
Jenő Boskovics 80 Years Old
Hungarian journalist, a specialist of weightlifting for almost 60 years, Jenő Boskovics celebrated his 80th birthday on 9th October. Former Spokesman of the IWF, founder and Secretary of the AIPS Weightlifting Commission, Jenő Boskovics has been Editor-in-Chief of the World Weightlifting magazine since its first publication 28 years ago.Jenő was greeted by his longtime friend the IWF President and the members of the IWF Secretariat, who conveyed him the good wishes and congratulations of the thousands of people who know and like him worldwide. Happy Birthday and many happy returns, Jenő! Jenő trying to "write" an article on his new typewriter - made of
Working Group on IWF rules met in Budapest
A Working Group met at the IWF Secretariat in Budapest for three days to elaborate the Draft of the 2009-2012 edition of the IWF's Constitution, Technical & Competition Rules. The Group included Dr. Tamás Aján, IWF President, Sam Coffa, IWF 1st Vice President, Anikó Németh-Móra, IWF Director, Attila Ádámfi, IWF Competition Director and other members of the Secretariat.As has been tradition in the Federation, a complete Draft of the IWF Handbook will be prepared, incorporating the modifications proposed and discussed in the last three years, and sent to the National Federations several months prior to the Electoral Congress for study before approval. Delegates will vote to approve the new Constitution and Rules on 3-4 April 2009 in Madrid, at the next Electoral Congress of the IWF.
Circular
To the Presidents of the IWF AffiliatedNational Weightlifting Federations Dear Presidents, Dear Ladies and Gentlemen and Colleagues, Following the wonderful and very successful Beijing Olympic Games we have to look at the future and therefore I would like to inform you of the following three important things: As we have previously informed you in 2009 the IWF will hold its Electoral Congress. Therefore I would like to kindly ask you to consider your candidates for the IWF official functions. The detailed information (forms, application, etc.) regarding the Congress will be sent to you in October 2008. Please make sure that you comply with the application deadlines! The IWF Constitution & Rules modification Congress will take place at the same time as the Electoral Congress in Madrid, Spain at the end of March beginning of April 2009. The exact date and details will be sent in October 2008 and I kindly ask you to ensure your participation on this important event. With regard to the new Olympic cycle, please note that the 2009, 2010 and 2011 World Senior Weightlifting Championships will all be Qualification Events to the 2012 Olympic Games. You may order the refereelicence stamp(s) for 2009-2012 for their international referees from the IWF SecretariatReferee Licence Cat. 1 - US$200Referee Licence Cat. 2 - US$100Any new referee card (whether Cat. 2 or Cat. 1) costs US$200 - including the licence. I hope to see you in Madrid next year! Yours sincerely, Dr. Tamás AjánIWF PresidentIOC Member
