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Hungarian Sports Journalists honour Dr. Aján

At the annual "Hungarian Sportsmen of the Year" Gala on 15th December 2005 the IWF President was awarded the Special Prize of the Hungarian Sport Journalists' Association. The sport journalists voted Dr. Tamás Aján to be given this award in appreciation and with gratitude for his support to the Hungarian sports journalism over the past

New dates for the 2006 World Championships in Santo Domingo

The dates for the 2006 Men's and Women's - Olympic Qualification - World Championships to be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, have been finalized as follows: - Meetings of the IWF Committees and Executive Board: 27-28 September 2006 - IWF Annual Congress: 29 September 2006 - Competitions: 30 September to 8 October

Weightlifting Competition Manager for Beijing 2008 Confirmed

We are happy and proud to note that Ms WANG Yan has been confirmed to be the Weightlifting Competition Manager for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Holding Masters Degree in Physical Education and Sport Management, Ms Wang has been with the Chinese Weightlifting Association since 1998 and gained ample experience in international management through various major events, including Olympic Games, as Team Manager or Competition Director. She is Deputy General Secretary of the Asian Weightlifting Federation and was elected Member of the IWF Scientific and Research Committee for

2006 Worlds to be included in Olympic Qualification Process

The IWF Executive Board decided to extend the range of competitions counting as Qualification Events for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by including the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. Thus, teams participating in the 2006 Worlds to be held 31 October to 9 November 2006, may collect points for Olympic slots already in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. However, the 2007 World Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand, also keeps its character as the Main Qualification Event. The IWF hopes, on the one hand, to boost the participation in both world events, on the other hand, to relieve some of the pressure from the 2007 Qualification World Championships. Details of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Qualification System will soon be published, following finalization and co-ordination with the IOC. As regards the two World Championships, 2006 and 2007, NOCs may score points for the Total Team Classification at a rate of 1 : 1.2 Example: 100 points for a NOC in 2007 Chiang Mai will count as 120 points, to be added to points scored in the 2006 Santo Domingo Worlds, which count as

Undisputed Reza still Champion

Undisputed world champion of +105 weight category,Reza Zadeh Hossein of Iran, maintained his title on the last day of the 74th Men World Weightlifting Championship with a total lift of 461 kilogrames four kilos ahead of Russian Chigishev Evgeny who lifted a total 457 kilogrames. Host nation, Qatar picked the bronze medal with a total lift of 446 through Salem Jaber Saed. Though no record were broken, the Iranian failed to defend his title in the snatch Category, when he fell behind Russian Chigishev Evgeny by a kilo, who snatched 211, while Reza snatched 210 with Salem Jaber Saed snatching 201 to pick the bronze. Reza made attempts at setting a new record in the Clean and Jerk but dropped on his way as he failed to lift 263 kilogrames which could have seen him creating a new record in total. Inspite of this his first succesful attempt of 251 kilogrames was enough for him to take the gold medal in the Clean and Jerk with Chigishev Evgeny trailing him by 246 kilogrames to place second while Salem Jaber Saed had the bronze medal with a jerk of 245 kilogrames. In what was one of the most exciting World Championships, Doha saw altogether 31 new world records and some outstanding

Young champion Klokov takes after his father

While there were no new records set, there was still plenty of excitement in the men's 105 kilogram category at the 2005 Centennial World Weightlifting Championships in Doha, Qatar. Russian Dmitry Klokov only needed to attempt and complete five lifts in order to win gold with a total of 419 kg, as well as gold in the snatch and gold in the clean and jerk. Klokov was challenged in the snatch by Moldova's Alexandru Bratan, but Bratan missed his second attempt, finishing with 190 kg to Klokov's 192 kg. Bronze in the snatch went to Slovakia's Martin Tesovic, who lifted 185 kg. Lithuania's Ramunas Vysniauskas, who was hoping for a top position at these world championships, missed all three off his attempts in the snatch. The same four athletes would once again play a large role in the clean and jerk portion of the competition. Vysniauskas came back from a disappointing performance in the snatch to put up a fight for gold against Klokov. The Lithuanian had the last lift in the competition, after Klokov posted a lift of 227 kg and decided not to use his last chance, having already wrapped up the gold all around. Vysniauskas loaded the bar at 228 kg, but couldn't quite pull it off, settling for the silver medal in the clean and jerk with 225 kg. The bronze medal went to Tesovic, who also claimed bronze all around with a total of 412 kg. Bratan finished fourth in the clean and jerk, but his total of 413 kg was enough for the silver all around. Disappointing the hosts, Qatar athlete Asaad Said Saif made zero in the clean and jerk. The last day of action at these world championships will feature the 105 + men's