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2017 Silver Medallist made it Gold in 2018

The 2018 IWF Junior World Championships started with 246 athletes competing from 49 countries. Altogether 100 Women from 28 countries came to Tashkent to compete hoping to claim the Junior World Champion title. The two favorites of the competition in the Women’s 48kg category were 2017 Silver Medallist NANTHAWONG Chiraphan (THA) and Bronze Medallist OLIVEIRA MADEIRA Luana (BRA). Tense competition went on between the two lifters. They both came out on higher weights to secure advantage in the Snatch. Missing her second and third Snatch (79kg-81kg), OLIVEIRA MADEIRA Luana (BRA) got the Silver lifting 76kg. The Thai lifter NANTHAWONG Chiraphan (THA) improved her 2017 result by 3kg with her second successful Snatch being 81kg. In the Clean and Jerk, OLIVEIRA MADEIRA started at a lower weight but still managed to get closer to the the leading NANTHAWONG. Ending with a Total of 169kg in 2017, OLIVEIRA managed to reach 172kg here in Tashkent winning three Silver Medals. Junior Commonwealth Champion in 2017, DALABEHERA Jhilli (IND) lifting in B Group, made it to the podium in the Snatch with 75kg as well as in the Total with 167kg. Another lifter from B Group, the Japanese SUZUKI Rira (JPN) also secured a Medal. It is quite rare to have two B Group lifters on the podium, defeating all A Group athletes. With her strong technique and precisely executed lifts, NANTHAWONG Chiraphan (THA) had a 9kg advantage in the Total. She improved her 2017 results in the Total (174kg) and made it to 181kg. She became the first Junior World Champion crowned in Tashkent. — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Education Seminar focused on the Tokyo 2020 Qualification System

The IWF held an Education Seminar in Tashkent, UZB prior to the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships to kick off tomorrow. Approximately 50 coach and official attended the Seminar. A second one will be held for the athletes focused on Anti-Doping on 8 and 11 July here in Tashkent. Aveenash Pandoo, Member of the Coaching and Research Committee, talked about sport psychology and how to motivate athletes to perform well under pressure. Kyle Pierce, also a Member of the Coaching and Research Committee, held an informative lecture on nutrition, balanced diet, and body regeneration. The third, explanatory presentation about the new qualification system, which the Congress approved earlier today, was delivered by Attila Adamfi, IWF Director General. The main principles of the individual qualification system are: Protection of Clean Athlete Expansion of IWF calendars of Events Sustainable Games-Time Delivery Model It is important to underline that all athletes competing in all new bodyweight categories, which were also approved by the Congress today, will have equal possibilities to qualify.

IWF Congress in Tashkent

The IWF held its Congress prior to the kick off of the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships Tashkent, UZB in presence of delegates from 63 countries. Congress delegates received information on the key decisions taken by the IWF Executive Board on 4-5 July. Delegates approved the reports from the three IWF Committees (Technical, Medical, Coaching and Research). The ten (10) new bodyweight categories for women and ten (10) new categories approved by the IWF Executive Board were ratified by the Congress. The seven (7) and seven (7) selected for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were also presented. They will now be included to the Qualification System for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Following a comprehensive presentation, the Qualification System was officially approved by the Congress. Both the Financial Report for 2017 presented by the IWF Financial Advisor and the Auditor’s Report for the year 2017 presented by KPMG were approved. Future Event Organizers gave presentation to the Congress delegates: 2018 FISU World University Championships Biala Podlaska, POL 2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, ARG 2018 IWF World Championships Ashgabat, TKM 2019 IWF Junior World Championships Las Vegas, USA 2019 IWF Youth World Championships Suva, FIJ 2019 IWF World Championships Pattaya, THA 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo, JPN 2020 IWF Youth World Championships Lima, PER 2020 IWF Junior World Championships Cairo,

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IWF Executive Board Meeting in Tashkent

The IWF Executive Board has concluded its two days of meetings in Tashkent. Following publication of the new set of bodyweight categories, anti-doping and competition development were among the key subjects of discussion. A report was made to the Executive Board, outlining the complete implementation of the Independent Clean Sport Commission’s recommendations and a report by the Independent Monitoring Group confirmed the progress made by suspended IWF Member Federations (MFs). A further report described the ongoing work of the Anti-Doping Commission. On the recommendation of the Sport Programme Commission, the EB agreed to the development of an athlete centred, sport focused IWF Strategic Plan and on the applied methodology to establish the World and Olympic standards according to the new bodyweight categories. New hosts were agreed for future events, notably the 2020 IWF Youth World Championships which will be held in Lima, PER and the 2020 IWF Junior World Championships which will be held in Cairo, EGY. A change of location was also agreed for the 2019 IWF Youth World Championships, which will now be held in Las Vegas, USA instead of Anaheim. The EB expressed its gratitude to MFs for supporting these candidatures, all of which promise to deliver competitions of the highest quality. The EB also expressed its satisfaction at preparations for the forthcoming Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The official announcement was made about ZKC being the official sport equipment supplier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Executive Board approved the 2017 Financial Report and received information on the solid financial background of the federation with secured reserves. The EB also considered reports on development and education, on communications and marketing, and on women’s

2018 IWF Junior World Championships

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 07.07.2018 - 14.07.2018