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Large field in European rendezvous in Strasbourg

Very large fields of male and female European weightlifters are about to clash in Strasbourg, France, as of today. Nearly 250 competitors will meet in the 86th Men's and 20th Women's European Championships between 17 and 22 April.Schedules and start lists are available on the website http://halteurope2007.free.fr   the progress of the Championships will also be published online.For those residing in Europe live television coverage by Eurosport of all the A sessions is

Oceania talent sets new record

OWF and Commonwealth Federation General Secretary Paul Coffa reports: Samoa weightlifting sensation, Ele Opeloge set a new Commonwealth record in the clean & jerk with a lift of 141kg on Friday 13th April, during the Apia Cup International Tournament. She also set a new Oceania snatch record with 107kg and a new Oceania total record of 248kg. All of these records were broken in the +75kg category.Ele who is an IOC Solidarity scholarship holder based at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute, has only been lifting for 15 months. She has a great chance to place in the top eight at this year?s World Championships.  For more news on Oceania, go to:

New dates for 2007 University World Cup!!!

With consideration to other major events like the Junior Worlds or the Pan American Games, new dates have been fixed jointly by the host Peruvian and the International Federations for the 10th Weightlifting University World Cup.The 2007 edition of the University World Cup will be held, as planned, in Lima, Peru, but the dates are now: 9-12 August.The updated website of the University World Cup will be launched soon.10th UNIVERSITY WORLD CUP - LIMATENTATIVE TIMETABLEDateProgramTime8 AugustVerification of Final Entries10.00-11.00Technical Congress15.00-16.00Selected Technical Officials? Meeting16.00-17.00Opening Ceremony18.009 AugustMen 56 kg14.00Women 48 kg16.00Men 62 kg18.000Men 69 kg20.0010 AugustWomen 53 kg14.00Women 58 kg16.00Men 77 kg18.00Men 85 kg20.0011 AugustWomen 63 kg14.00Women 69 kg16.00Women 75 kg18.00Men 94 kg20.0012 AugustWomen +75 kg14.00Men 105 kg16.00Men +105 kg18.00Closing

IOC Vice President met Dr. Aján in Frankfurt

On 26 March 2007, IOC Vice President received IOC Member and IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The German National Olympic Committee and Sport Federation were recently united into a new organisation called "Deutscher Olympischer SportBund" (DOSB) and Dr. Thomas Bach became its President. IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján visited the DOSB Headquarters in Frankfurt and led very fruitful talks with Dr. Thomas Bach in the presence of Mr. Claus Umbach, President of the German Weightlifting Federation. Since Dr. Aján is also Vice President of GAISF and President of the Hungarian Olympic Academy, the discussions covered a wide range of topics beyond the framework of weightlifting, and possibilities of a more intensive co-operation in all these fields were explored. Upon his return to Hungary, Dr. Aján confirmed that his visit and the meetings with Dr. Bach had been very successful and bearing great perspectives for mutual projects in the

Olympic barbells chosen for Beijing 2008

Exercising its right as per the IWF By-Laws, the IWF Executive Board has designated the barbells that will be used in the weightlifting competitions of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.In the selection process, the following factors were carefully and extensively taken into consideration:-          The Guidelines and Regulations of the IOC concerning the selection of sport equipment for the Olympic Games-          the position and the interests of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Organising Committee-          the possibilities and the very interests of the IWF and its membersThus the following two manufacturers have been chosen for the Games:ZKC - Zhangkong Barbell China - for the men's events DHS - Double Happiness China - for the women's eventsBoth barbells are IWF-approved and have been used and acknowledged in World and Continental

Help the IWF update its Rules for 2008!

The IWF Committees and Executive Board will deal with the proposals for updating the IWF Constitution, Technical Rules and By-Laws, as the first instant, at their next meetings in Prague, this June. To this end, National Federations and international officials can still send their suggestions to the IWF Secretariat. The deadline is 6 April