IWF COMPETITION
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XI. Mediterranean Cup, Ljubljana SLO
The 11th edition of Mediterranean Cup was held last weekend in the capital city of Slovenia, Ljubljana. More then 30 years passed since the last international competition was hosted by the Slovenian Federation and it proved to be a big test especially for the President, Damjan Canzek, and General Secretary, Slavko Laljek. The Opening ceremony showed a nice demonstration of home support from the young delegates as the President of the NOC, Mr. Bogdan Gabrovec, and Vice Mayor of Ljubljana Mr. Dejan Crnek, were invited to say a few words before the event. Mr. Attila Adamfi, IWF General Director was also present as honorable guest to show the support for Slovenian weightlifting. On Friday we had an opportunity to hear how to mentally prepare an athlete for the competition by an expert on that field and author of bestseller “Atleta Vincente” Mr. Massimo Binelli from Italy. On Saturday twelve countries participated with 48 athletes. That’s the highest number of participants ever for Mediterranean Cup. They were placed into five groups so the competition was ongoing for the whole Saturday from 9 am to 7 pm. Competition was right on schedule with no delays and great atmosphere was created by the crowd who cheered loudly for lifters that gave their best. At the end we had a strong competition between Italy and Serbia for the first place. Serbia won for only 10 Sinclair points in front of Italy and third place belonged to Slovenian team. “It was the best organized competition in my whole career as athlete and coach!” said Darov Konstantine, Tunisian head coach. “We are waiting with anticipation for next year Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain and we hope to continue to compete in that high level of international competition that Slovenian Weightlifting Federation has set here in Ljubljana!” was the last encouraging words for all delegations from president of Mediterranean Weightlifting Confederation Mr. Maurizio Lo Buono. Source: Damjan Čanžek, President of Slovenian
IWF Development Program, Coach Seminar
An international seminar for trainers was held in Košice under the framework of the IWF development program called “Myths and facts about doping”. The seminar was held in the premises of the Gloria Palace Hotel on 18 November, 2017. Seminar topics were lectured by representatives from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport in Bratislava, Dr.Sedliak Milan, Dr. Buzgó Gabriel, Mgr. Matej Vajda, Mgr. Michal Králik, Mgr. Michal Pokusa from the Czech Republic lecturers Mgr. Tereza Králová and Mgr. Petr Krol and the Slovak anti-doping committee lecturer MU Dr. Ľubomír. The seminar was attended by IWF Vice-President Mr. Krol and more than 30 participants. Source: Korpa
Weightlifting Technical Course for Coaches in Lao
Due to the generous support of the Olympic Solidarity and IWF the Lao Weightlifting Federation was able to organize Technical Course for Coaches in Weightlifting for 20 participants including coaches, PE teachers and athletes. The seminar took place at the Lao National Sports Training Center in capital Vientiane, Lao PDR between 13-17 November 2017. The expert was Maj. Dr. Aphinya Dattuyawat (THA) former Asian Champion, Olympic Lifter & Thailand Olympic Coach and IWF Certified Lecturer. Additional support was received by Mr.Winai Khamjeensri (THA) Senior professional level teacher and 1st coach of Gold medalist Olympic Games Athens 2004 (Pawina Thongsuk) - an experienced coach from 1992 till now. The following topics were covered in the course: Safety in Weightlifting, Principal of Coaching and How to Warm up & Basic Preparation Exercise, Workshop in Warm up & Basic Preparation Exercise, Introduction of Clean&Jerk and Clean&Jerk Technic and Assistant Exercise, Workshop in Technic & Exercise for Clean and Jerk Exercise, Introduction of Snatch and The Snatch Technic and Assistant Exercise, Workshop in The Snatch Technic and Assistant Exercise, 2017 Technical and competition rules & Regulation, Weightlifting Competition, Workshop in Weightlifting Competition, Test in Theory & Evaluation in Snatch and Clean&Jerk. The seminar was a big success and all participants enjoyed it. There were also interesting discussions among participants after the presentations. All participants passed the score over 80% at the practical and theoretical examination. The Lao Weightlifting Federation would like to thank Olympic Solidarity and IWF also TAWA for the support to this valuable
The Bright Future of USA Weightlifting: Mattie Rogers
You may have seen Mattie Rogers lighting up the world weightlifting stage in recent years. You may even be one of her 476,000+ Instagram followers. Already World University, American Open, National University, and National Champion, what’s certain is that this 22-year-old is destined for even bigger things in the sport. The question is, how far can she go at the 2017 IWF World Championships in Anaheim next week? We spoke to Mattie ahead of her trip to California to find out how she got into weightlifting, her pain at missing out on Rio 2016, and what it means to be the inspiration of a new generation of female athletes. Welcome to weightlifting Born in Apopka, Florida, Mattie Rogers entered the world of sport in a traditional way. “I started gymnastics aged 2, and carried on with it for 10-12 years,” she recalls. Later came competitive cheerleading. Weightlifters may scoff at this, but those in the know understand cheerleading requires immense strength, coordination and flexibility – three things fundamental to Olympic lifting. This, as well as the gymnastics, served as a great foundation when she discovered weights. “I think gymnastics helped me the most,” Mattie says. “It developed my basic overall strength and coordination from a young age.” At just 17, Mattie became enamoured with the rapidly emerging sport of CrossFit, and it was through this that she began to reveal a talent for Olympic lifting. “I actually felt I wasn’t particularly good at lifting weights,” she remembers. “I preferred the bodyweight movements that echoed my days as a gymnast. But what I loved about weightlifting, and still love, is how technical it is – how you must focus on the small things to get that edge.” CrossFit soon took a backseat to lifting. And as for cardio? Well… “we weightlifters laugh at the thought of cardio!” The Olympic dream In 2016, Mattie’s hopes of making the USA Olympic Team were crushed at Trials. Jenny Arthur, Sarah Robles and Morghan King were selected to represent their country at Rio, leaving Mattie deflated. “I was very bitter for a very long time,” she admits, “but not with anyone but myself.” Did this put an end to her dream of competing at the next Olympics? Far from it. “To go and sit in the stands and watch what I could have been doing has motivated me to be smarter this time around.” And with time comes experience. Mattie has learned that to perform on the world stage, she doesn’t need to be on peak form for all four years of the quad. “By the time of the Rio Olympic Trials, I was burned out by overtraining. Now, I know I don’t have to reach my peak until the performances that really count,” she explains. 2017 World Champion? Before Tokyo 2020 Trials become a reality, there is the small matter of competing at this year’s IWF World Championships. Mattie enters Anaheim with a total of 239kg, just below Egypt’s impressive Sara Samir Ahmed, Taipei’s Wang-Tung Hung, and Colombia’s Leidy Solís (of whom Mattie is a big fan and against whom she will be competing in the Female 69kg). This category might appear to be a stacked card, so Mattie will have to reach her peak and use the energy of the crowd to be in with a chance of a medal. With the Championships taking place in California, the USA team can expect a warm reception and fantastic support. For Mattie, some extra encouragement is on hand. “My mom is coming to watch me lift for thefirst time,” she says with a smile. [caption id="attachment_20580" align="aligncenter" width="530"] Image: FloElite[/caption] Inspiring female athletes Does Mattie feel the pressure of responsibility? “I don’t think anyone should compare themselves to anyone else,” Mattie says. “People probably see me on social media as an unconventional type of girl, and I hope that inspires them not to worry about what other people think and to simply do their own thing.” The female roster for the 2017 World Championships is impressive, and is indicative of increased female participation in the sport as a whole. As more women enjoy greater exposure in the discipline, the spotlight will naturally fall upon the biggest personalities. With a social media following worthy of the biggest sports stars, Mattie Rogers is certainly one of these. -- Follow Mattie's progress at the 2017 International Weightlifting World Championships next week on IWF social channels. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Twitter
X. International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial and IWF Course
X. International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial was held in Indjija (SRB), on 4th November, 2017. Athletes from 9 countries participated at the competition: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Israel, Hungary, Uganda, Malta, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia, in total 27 athletes. The winner for the female category (calculated by Sincler points) was Yazmin ZAMMIT STEVENS (MLT), followed by Marina OHMAN (ISR) and Nastasja STESL (SLO). Winner for the male category was Nenad KUZIC (SRB), followed by Stevan VLADISAVLJEV (SRB) and Vilmos Marcell BOJTI (HUN). The winner team was Serbia (Tamara ZIVKOVIC and Nenad KUZIC), followed by Israel (Marina OHMAN and Bar LEWI) and Hungary (Veronika MITYKO and Vilmos Marcell BOJTI). Mr. Milan Predojevic, President of the Indjija Municipal Assembly, opened the Competition and awarded the winner team. The IWF Course for Technical Officials, as part of IWF Development Program, was organized from 2nd to 5th November 2017, also in Indjija (SRB). Course Directors, IWF Experts were Jesmond CARUANA (MLT) and Salim Musoke SSEMPEREZA (UGA). About 20 domestic and 30 foreign participants participated. Experts from Belgrade Faculty for Sport also gave lectures. Technical Rules together with video analyse of competition attempts were in focus. Practical part of course was conducting during X. International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic. Memorial and referee examination for two candidates was organized. Viktoria Litvinov (ISR) and Bruno Svara (SLO) successfully passed the exam for International Referee category 2. Serbian Weightlifting Federation is thankful to all participants, but especially to IWF for supporting Technical Officials Course and Competition. Such activities significantly contribute development of national weightlifting federations. Source: Prof. Dr. MILAN V. MIHAJLOVIC President, Serbian Weightlifting Federation IWF TC member EWF CR&SC
