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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

David Rigert turns 60 – Wolfang Peter celebrates 80 years

Congratulations to David Rigert, Russian Olympic and World Champion on his 60th Birthday! The weightlifting hero of the former USSR team, Captain of the Russian selected squad turned 60 years old on 12th March 2007.Congratulations!Wolfgang Peter of Germany, Honorary Vice President of the IWF celebrated his 80th anniversary on 11th March. Good health and a Happy

2007 Qualification World Championships Program finalized

The Timetable of the 2007 Qualification World Championships to be held in Chiangmai, Thailand has been finalized with the host Thai Weightlifting Association.The competitions will run for 10 days between 17 and 26 September 2007 and the IWF Annual Congress will take place on 16 September 2007.See

Deadline for Technical Officials’ nomination JWC 2007 expiring today

Please note that today - 9th March 2007 - is the deadline for the nomination of Technical Officials to the 2007 Junior World Championships to be held in Prague, Czech Republic. In the selection, preference will be given to referees who already have the new Referee Uniform.National Federations should also consider and keep the deadlines for the Preliminary and the Final Entries to the Junior Worlds 2007, which should be sent to the Czech Federation and the IWF. Look for Forms and deadlines from the 2007

IWF Symposium in Rome was a tremendous success

Two days - 2nd and 3rd March 2007 - crammed with lectures and presentations embracing a very wide range of topics, from coaching to IOC policies, constituted the intellectual summit of weightlifting. Organised at the highest level with perfect hospitality by the Italian Weightlifting Federation (FIPCF), the IWF Symposium took place in Ostia, suburb of Rome. In what was the 7th in the line of this kind of major IWF Symposia since 1981, subjects of both specific and general interest and an impressive lineup of lecturers attracted record participation. In the end, 152 participants were registered representing 58 countries.The programme included most informative and inspiring presentations by guest speakers from the IOC, WADA and the international media and by members of the IWF Family. The Symposium was commonly judged as being extremely useful and well organised. The speeches and presentations will be published by the IWF so that they can reach the broad audience of the IWF membership. High-tech assisted presentations received good response from the audienceDr. Tamás Aján, IWF President addressing the Symposium participantsDr. Antonio Urso, President of the Italian Federation, and his most capable staff, received recognition from the IWF for an excellent