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British Weight Lifting Announces Four Board Members
British Weight Lifting is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Non-Executive Directors, who take up their positions with immediate effect. Following a highly successful recent recruitment campaign Jane Fenwick, Rupinder Ashworth, Neil Wood and Matthew Curtain have been appointed to the British Weight Lifting Board. Matthew Curtain is well-renowned both Internationally and within the UK and joins with a wealth of weightlifting and sporting experience. He is currently the Sport Director of FITEQ, a new International Federation responsible for the sport of Teqball, Chair of the Netball World Cup 2023 Bid Evaluation Committee and a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Sport Programme Commission. Prior to this, he served the Commonwealth Games Federation as their first-ever Director of Sport and International Federation Relations from 2014 to 2018, primarily responsible for designing the sports programme for the Commonwealth Games editions of 2022 to 2030 and in regard to Gold Coast 2018 he was responsible for developing and delivering the innovative and inaugural athlete quota framework, qualification systems and medal-event gender equity strategy that was applied for the first time. The federation also announced that two existing Non-Execs, Guy Taylor and David Knaggs, have agreed to serve another four-year term on the Board; providing continuity to the team. BWL is currently initiating the process to find a new Independent Chair to be in post from 31 March 2019 onwards Source: britishweightlifting.org Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter
Swedish Weightlifting Federation – Children and Youth Investment
In the framework of the 2018 IWF Development Program, The SWF organised three seminars, with the aim to provide increased knowledge and quality assurance on how to train children for youth coaches. The first seminar in Bosön was lectured by Mr Marius Sommer, a professional in sports psychology and lecturer at the Umeå University. Mr Sommer talked about the importance of the support of coaches in motivation children, and how their involvement can support young athletes. How do you motivate athletes to continue sports regardless of goals, ambitions and opportunities? The coaches had to reflect on how they, as leaders can influence and support their improvement in the best possible way. Ms Fanny Höglund was the first presenter at the second seminar on the same location. Among other topics, she talked about alternative exercise types to develop a basic physical ability for children, in a playful and instructive way, that is beneficial for weightlifting. On the second day, Mr Magnus Kilger explained his research about the concept of talent. The interest in identifying, selecting and developing young talent in sports seems to be endless. At the same time, certain talents are chosen for special ventures. The sports movement will enable every child to participate in sports. Mr Kilger talked about how the non-profit sports movements and sports associations in Sweden have a responsibility from a health perspective in the society, and training athletes for international success. The final seminar was in Jönköping at Scania Elmia and was dedicated to important topics such as talent and developing sports environments. The discussion also touched the subject of safe sports environments to work proactively against sexual abuse, harassment and violence. The lecture concerned questions like; How do we create an environment where we both create stars and interest in lifelong sports? What participation does coaches and leaders in creating a favourable training environment for children and adolescents? Swedish Federation expressed its gratitude to IWF for the opportunity to host these seminars. Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter
Tokyo Olympics: Birendra Prasad Baishya will be India’s Chef de Mission
President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation and IWF Executive Board member, Birendra Prasad Baishya has been named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Mr Baishya is also one of the Indian Olympic Association Vice Presidents besides holding several other positions like Vice President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation and Vice President of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. “It is for the first time that the sport of weightlifting has been accorded with the honour of Chef de Mission for the Olympic Games,” Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary General, Sahdev Yadav said. Congratulation to Mr Baishya! Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube
Dr Tamas Ajan 80!
Dr Tamas Ajan, IWF President turned 80 years old on Saturday. The Weightlifting Family wishes him a Happy Birthday!
Thai visit at the IWF Secretariat
Maj.Gen. Intarat Yodbangtoey, IWF 1st Vice President and Mrs. Boossaba Yodbangtoey, AWF General Secretary, TAWA President paid a visit to the IWF Secretariat office in Budapest. They were both warmly welcomed by Dr. Tamas Ajan, IWF President in his office. Dr. Ajan congratulated on the 60th Anniversary of the TAWA and expressed his appreciation for the efforts TAWA does for the weightlifting sport. This year, Thailand has the opportunity to host the IWF World Championships in Pattaya, 18-17 September. As the guests reported, preparations of the event have already started as they intend to organize a memorable event. “We hosted many Championships before in Pattaya, but this is the first time we organise an IWF World Championships. I think this event will be better than ever. It is also a qualification event for Tokyo 2020, so we expect an exceptionally high interest from athletes and countries from all around the world. Pattaya is a beautiful resort, so it will be a pleasure for both participants and spectators to come there,” said Madam Boossaba. “We also gave a report for Dr. Ajan on another major event, the EGAT’s King Cup, which we are staging in February.” She continued describing the importance of weightlifting in Thailand: “Weightlifting is the most popular Olympic sport in our country. It is easily accessible for a wide range of the population; so many young people see it as a possibility for a fruitful career and to improve their life standards. We have many successful weightlifters for this reason, with memorable results such as Olympic, World and Asian medals.” “In Thailand, winning an international event can be a fundament of your future. Hard work is rewarded. Our athletes are well known and loved, they make a good living. Olympic Champions, World Champions and Asian Champions get financial support from the Thai government. “ “The situation of women in sport greatly improved in the last decade, it is not dominated by men any more. As a matter of fact, there are more Thai women than men Olympic Champions. Nowadays, we have excellent women coaches and sports leaders as well.” Upon mentioning the huge improvement of gender equality, we asked the TAWA President of her early years of career and if it was hard for her to rise to a leadership role as a woman. “I had to do my very best to get where I am now. I feel very proud as after my forthcoming as a sports leader, many women felt encouraged to pursue their ambitions and follow my example. I like to think of myself as a role model for young ladies not only in weightlifting but all sports in Thailand. “ Expanding the spectrum of the conversation, the AWF General Secretary shared how she sees the position of Asian weightlifting in a global context. “Asian weightlifting is in an elite position. With the AWF, we are currently working on improving our methods and communication on an international level. We reached the point when everybody can effectively communicate with the Asian Federation and TAWA as well.” As a closing of the conversation, Mr. and Mrs. Yodbangtoey shared their personal impressions about the Hungarian capital, Budapest, referring to it as a wonderful and unique city, as well as their experiences in the IWF Secretariat office. “This is the first time we visited the IWF Secretariat. It’s good to see so many hard-working colleagues. We are especially impressed by the high number of women working here. It is good to see people who are so enthusiastic and devoted with their duties.” Maj. Gen. Intarat highlighted how important for them Dr.Ajan’s advice and expertise was on the way to make Asian weightlifting stronger and more effective. Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter
