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Just published: World Weightlifting 2006-3

World Weightlifting?s 2006-3 issue carries a detailed and colourful coverage of the events of the first major Olympic Qualification event, the 2006 Men?s and Women?s World Championships in Santo Domingo, DOM.The category-by-category accounts are completed with exclusive interviews, including reports with the new French world champion Vencelas Dabaya, oldtimer Olympic and world champions, or revealing the secrets of Russian tactics for athletes? allocation into groups.The extra large IWF Poster displays all the medal

Asian Games underway in Qatar

Two days into the events of the 15th Asian Games held in Doha, weightlifting athletes display excellence at the highest level. Among the 35 nations of the continent that have sent their participants to Qatar the Chinese are leaving no doubt of their pre-eminence in both genders. Santo Domingo?s world champions, Li Zheng (56kg) and Qiu Le (62kg) won their respective categories but with a much stronger total than what they had reached two months earlier. In the men?s 69kg two Chinese Olympic champions of Athens fought for the Asian title: Zhang Guozheng and Shi Zhiyong (earlier in 62kg). Their duel resulted in a gold medal for Shi in snatch (155kg) and two titles (jerk 184kg and total 336kg) for Zhang. The bronze-medal winner made 28kg less than Shi (335kg). In the women?s 48kg 9-fold world champion Wang Mingjuan was supreme with a comfortable 206kg total.In the 53kg category, Li Ping (CHN) and Kuntatean Junpim (THA) made an almost perfect replay of their duel from one year ago, i.e. the 2005 World Championships, also held in Doha. Li Ping once again emerged victorious with 224kg, against Kuntatean?s 221kg (223kg last year).However, the beautiful weightlifting venue, the Al-Dana Banquet Hall saw the so far best performance on 3rd December in the 58kg women?s class. Olympic champion Chen Yanqing (CHN) astounded the spectators with incredible lifts, breaking 5 world records and ending in 111kg snatch, 140kg clean and jerk and 251kg total. She outshone the rest of the contenders, among them silver medallist Kameaim Wandee (THA) and Pak Hyon Suk (PRK) who tied at 224kg each.Asian Games results can be followed at: http://www.doha-2006.com Chen Yanqing -

Iranian Federation delegation’s visit and talks with IWF

In the process of an investigation into the nine Iranian athletes who tested positive out of competition before the 2006 World Championships, the Iranian Weightlifting Federation appointed a new President, Mr. Bahram Afsharzadeh (for a long time General Secretary of the Iranian NOC) and dismissed the Bulgarian chief coach and his assistants. Mr. Bahram Afsharzadeh, accompanied by Dr. A. Shahabi IWF MC Member, visited the IWF headquarters for talks with the IWF President, Dr. Tamás Aján. Within the discussions Mr. Afsharzadeh gave detailed information including the current financial situation of the Iranian Federation. As a result of 7 hours of negotiations, the parties agreed in the following payment conditions of the fine previously imposed by the Executive Board.The Iranian Weightlifting Federation paid 25% and will pay another 12,5% of the fine to the IWF before the 3rd of December 2006 and the remaining 62,5% will be settled before the 20th September 2007 in several instalments.The above agreement does not effect the suspension of the 9 Iranian athletes, however, the Iranian Federation may participate in international events with other athletes.(See also: Anti-Doping

Dr. Aján visits Azerbaijan

Dr. Tamás Aján, President of the IWF paid a short visit to Baku, capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan. During his stay, he met Mr. Azad Rahimov, Minister for Youth and Sport, Mr. Vagut Nazarov, Vice President and Mr. Ismail Ismailov, General Secretary of the Weightlifting Federation, as well as the leaders of the Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan. On their agenda were items of weightlifting and sport in general. The Azeri sports leaders reconfirmed their strong interest in hosting Senior Weightlifting World Championships in their country, but the possibility of another type of worldwide event was not excluded, either. The possible dates and the exact nature of such an event will be agreed

2006 Mundial: Doping free!

All the analysis reports of the 2006 Olympic Qualification World Championships, held in Santo Domingo, DOM have now arrived at the IWF from the laboratory, which is, of course, a WADA-accredited one. 31% of the participants (149 competitors out of 484) were tested - a figure unparallelled among all sports - and only one is positive (not a medal winner), with the case still being in process. It seems that the IWF's powerful anti-doping campaign and strategy have brought their fruits: the World Championships may be regarded as doping free. The results and the altogether 10 world records achieved in Dominica can now be confirmed and registered as

New IWF Referees’ Examination

Completing the IWF Handbook 2005-2008 and following the various modifications that have been decided by the IWF Executive Board since the new rules entered into force, a new IWF Referees? Examination has now been elaborated and finalized. A hard copy of the updated Referees' Examination ? 100 questions and 100 answers ? was sent to all National Federations, for application to test national referees for promotion to Category 2 International Referee, or for promotion from Category 2 to Category 1 International Referee, in accordance with the IWF Technical Rule 6.4. The Referees' Examination can be downloaded here: