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MEMBERSHIP FEE REMINDER
According to the IWF Constitution, the Annual Membership Fee of the IWF is due by the end of January 2012. Please make sure that your National Federation transferred the amount to the IWF otherwise your lifters will not be allowed to participate in upcoming IWF competitions including Continental Qualification Championships.
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IOC COMMISSIONS MEMBERSHIP
The International Olympic Committee reviewed the membership of its various commissions for the year 2012.
On this occasion, Dr. Tamas Ajan’s, IWF President’s mandate was confirmed as Member of the IOC Sport for All Commission and Member of the IOC International Relations Commission.
At the same time, Alain Lunzenfichter, Chairman of the IWF Press Commission entered the IOC Press Commission as a Member.
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LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES TO BE OPEN BY THE QUEEN
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, will open the Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium on 29 August.
With the role of The Queen in the Olympic Opening Ceremony on 27 July already established, Her Majesty, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will now open both Games.
‘Extraordinary pride’
LOCOG Chair Seb Coe said: ‘The Paralympic Games will undoubtedly be a time of extraordinary pride for our nation, and it is fitting that Her Majesty will declare us underway.’
London 2012 will mark the first time The Queen has opened a Paralympic Games. In 1976, The Queen opened the Montreal Olympic Games and in 1956, The Duke of Edinburgh (on behalf of The Queen) opened the Melbourne Olympic Games.
The 1984 Paralympic Games were officially opened by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. These Games were held in both Europe and North America, with the Opening Ceremony in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire – the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
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DEADLINE FOR THE PRELIMINARY ENTRY FORMS TO THE JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The deadline for the Preliminary Entry Forms to the Junior World Championships and Pan American Olympic Qualification Event expired. We invite all National Federations to send their Final Entry Forms to the Guatemalan Weightlifting Federation
( [email protected] ) and to the IWF Secretariat ( [email protected] ) before April 8.
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OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE MODIFICATION
The 2012 Oceania Championships - Continental Olympic Qualification Event & Commonwealth Championships has been postponed due to collision of the Olympic Qualification dates.
The new date for the competition to be held in Apia, Samoa is 4 - 9 June. Accordingly, the IOC Tripartite Commission will bring its final decision regarding the wild cards only after the IWF Qualification Events are finished.
You can find the updated 2012 London Olympic Games Weightlifting Qualification System on the IWF Website.
EUROPEAN WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION ELECTIONS
The IWF aims to continue its work in strong and close cooperation with its Continental Federations. European countries highly contributes to the success of weightlifting sport at international level; therefore the European Weightlifting Federation elections will undoubtedly be in the center of attention in the upcoming period.
The EWF elections will be held in April in Antalya, Turkey and we wish to inform our stakeholders about the list of candidates downloadable from the following link: Candidate.pdf
The IWF would like to wish a lot of success to all candidates, and truly hope that with the elections, the shared interests and efforts of both the IWF and EWF will lead to strengthen the efficiency of cooperation and unity within the Weightlifting Family.
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REMINDER ADAMS Q2
Deadline for uploading the whereabouts information in ADAMS for Quarter2 (Q2) is approaching. By the 1st of April 2012 all Q2 whereabouts submissions shall be ready otherwise Article 7.5 of the IWF Anti-Doping Policy shall apply.
To avoid any risk with regard to the participation of the athletes at the upcoming Continental Qualification Championships your prompt assistance is needed NOW!
Help is available on the WADA website (www.wada-ama.org) as well as on the IWF website under
Anti-Doping / Whereabouts / ADAMS.
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THE TURKISH WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION SUCCESSFULLY STARTED 2012
The first event in 2012 of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation the Youth InterClubs National Championships ended mid-February in the city of Konya, Turkey.
265 male and 80 female weightlifting club lifters joined the competitions held in February.
Mr Suat Kilic, Minister of Sport as well as the General Director of Sport, the Major of the City and representatives from the municipality attended the competitions and awarded medals and gifts to the winners.
The Amateur Sports Clubs Federation of Konya selected the Federation President of the Year and Dr. Hasan Akkus, President of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation as well as Mr. Metin Sahin, President of the Turkish Taekwondo Federation were elected and won the title of President of the Year 2011.
PERUVIAN WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION PRESIDENT ELECTED AS PASO MEMBER
Congratulations to Jose Quiñones, President of the Peruvian Weightlifting Federation who has been elected as Member of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) in Mexico City on 7 March.
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WADA COACHTRUE
ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION PROGRAM
CoachTrue is a free online coaching education program that allows coaches to learn more about anti-doping.
In operation since two years, CoachTrue covers a wide range of anti-doping activities and topics in order to cater to the various learning styles and demanding schedules of coaches. It contains separate platforms for coaches of elite-level athletes and coaches of young or recreational-level athletes.
The program, which won awards from the International E-Learning Association and the International Academy of the Visual Arts contains tutorials, essential information as well as practical scenario-based activities.
“We have been delighted with the success of CoachTrue to date, and our records show that 1,302 coaches have so far used the tool.” said WADA Director of Education and Program Development, Rob Koehler.
Currently 13 weightlifting coaches from 10 countries are using CoachTrue. We wish to congratulate them and invite all our National Federations to encourage their weightlifting coaches to participate in the program. Click here to access Coach True.
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