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All 205 NOCs to take part in Beijing Olympics

The National Olympic Committees of the world gathered from the 7th to the 9th of April to participate in the XVI General Assembly of ANOC held in Beijing. On April 10th, they held their Joint Meeting with the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee. According to ANOC President Mario Vazquez Rana, ANOC would give full support to the Beijing Olympic Games. "ANOC members express full support to the Beijing Olympic Games and none of our members gave any indication of not supporting the game," Rana told.Rana added that all 205 member NOCs affiliated to the ANOC will "for 100 percent sure" participate in the Beijing Games.Dr. Tamás Aján, IWF President, Member of IOC participated at International Federations' meeting where all participants expressed their firm viewpoint that sports and politics should respect each other and the world of sport does not want the political world to interfere with their affairs, he added.Dr. Tamas Ajan had a meeting with Mr. Yang Shu An, BOCOG Executive Vice President and they agreed to organize a meeting for International Technical Officials on 8th of August 9.00 in the weightlifting competition hall. The International Technical Officials' participation is compulsory in this meeting.The accreditations are now being processed by the IWF Secretariat and the BOCOG

European Federation has a new President from Italy

At its Congress held on 13 April 2008 in Venice, in the presence of 44 member nations out of 48, the European Weightlifting Federation elected its office-bearers for the next four-year cycle.President: Antonio Urso (ITA)General Secretary: Marino Ercolani Casadei (SMR)Vice Presidents: 1st - Anton Kodjabashev (BUL), Yuri Sandalov (RUS), Dr. Hasan Akkus (TUR), Zygmunt Wasiela (POL) and Per Mattingsdal (NOR)Executive Board Members: Petr Krol (CZE), Benny Johansson (SWE), Steve Cannon (GBR), Esat Ademi (ALB), Alexander Kurlovich (BLR), Emilio Estarlik (ESP)Standing row from left: Marino Ercolani Casadei, SMR, EWF General Secretary; Antonio Urso, ITA, EWF President; Waldemar Baszanowski, POL, Immediate Past President EWF; Dr.Tamás Aján, HUN, IWF President; sitting: Dr.Juan F. Marcos Becerro, ESP, Hon.Member EWF and Dr.Raffaele Pagnozzi, Gen. Secr. CONIThe Congress also elected new Committees to the EWF; the lists will be published on the EWF homepage.As of 14th April 2008, the European Championships will take place in Lignano Sabbiadoro, providing qualification opportunity for 5 countries for men and 3 countries for women to the Beijing Olympic

British Association looking for World Class Performance Coach

At the request of the BWLA, herewith is an ad for a new Performance Coach in Britain:Organisation: World Class WeightliftingSalary: Competitive salary and benefits packageLocation: World Class Lifting, HPC, LeedsType of contract: Fixed term up to March 09 and then on the basis of continued fundingJob DescriptionThis is an exciting opportunity to join the WCL World Class Programmes for Olympic Weightlifting.  The programme aims to develop lifters who can compete on the international stage at major competitions such as the World Championships and Olympic Games.  A significant focus of the weightlifting programme in the next four years will be identifying and ?fast tracking? athletes with the physical and mental attributes to do this.The World Class Lifting Lead Performance Coach will have lead responsibility for the training and preparation of all athletes on the WCL Weightlifting World Class Plan, the  identification of and development of new talent,  as well as mentoring the development of identified coaches. A detailed job description can be got from [email protected] to applySend a CV,covering letter outlining your suitability for the position against the person specification and details of 2 referees to: Esme Taylor, WCWL Performance Administrator, EIS, Gate 13, Rowsly Street, Manchester, M11 3FF, [email protected] you wish to have an informal discussion about this post please contact the WCWL Performance Manager Fiona Lothian,  [email protected] 07753790225Closing date: 06/05/2008Interview dates: Week beginning 19th

European elections and Qualification Championships ahead

The European Weightlifting Federation is going to elect new officials to its Executive Board and Committees at its upcoming Congress on 13 April 2008 in Venice. Waldemar Baszanowski, two-times Olympic champion, serving as President since 1999, is stepping down, ceding his place to a new President, while Marino Ercolani Casadei wishes to continue as General Secretary.As of Monday, 14 April to 20 April 2008, the countries of Europe will fight for the Olympic slots available through this Continental Olympic Qualification Championships on the stage of the famous Italian seaside resort Lignano-Sabbiadoro. The stake being so precious, an enormous number of athletes - 320! - figures in the preliminary entries.Eurosport will televise the Championships and the progress of results can be followed on the Championships

Reminder of Uesaka E-mail Tournament

Paul Coffa, OWF General Secretary, now based in New Caledonia, reminds Clubs all over the world of the UESAKA E-mail Tournament on 25-27 April 2008.For your information, here is once again the REGULATION of the Tournament.At the same time we advise you that the Oceania Weightlifting Federation and Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation have now shifted to New Caledonia,  and the new e-mail address for the results is  [email protected]  or [email protected] We look forward to your participation and another successful tournament. Please make sure that you send the entries by April 30th

Explanatory note to IWF Olympic Qualification System

The IWF wishes to add an explanatory note to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Qualification Regulation in order to help its members in better understanding the system. For a clear picture you can refer to the Qualification Regulation, however, we wish to note that in addition to the World and Continental Championships, only the following two IWF Grand Prix Events' results will be considered for the individual Olympic Qualification:2007 IWF World Cup - 26.11-01.12.2007, Apia (SAM)"Good Luck Beijing" Olympic Test Event - 20-24.01.2008, Beijing