New Member of IWF Secretariat
Ms. Monika UNGÁR joined the IWF Secretariat as of 15 October 2005. A Law graduate, she will act chiefly as Legal
IOC President first visitor of new IWF offices
The first ?official? VIP to visit the new IWF office at 1-3 Istvánmezei út was at the same time the highest-ranked in the World of Sports. Dr. Jacques Rogge, the President of the International Olympic Committee and his wife Anne paid a visit on 30 September 2005, where they were welcomed by the IWF President and Secretariat
Welcome to the new IWF website!
We are happy to report that we have renewed the www.iwf.net website – both in its look and its contents. Its pages are gradually changed with the most important ones already completed. The website has a new structure and a more flexible, more direct and up to date management to allow for faster information and online reporting. We are focusing on the IWF Events and try to meet the expectations of the Media, the Fans of weightlifting and our Partners. Please bear with us as it takes some time to complete the
IWF Secretariat moved to new offices
After 22 years in the city centre, the IWF headquarters have moved in a new location. The „House of Hungarian Sports” is now the home of the brand-new IWF offices, offering more rooms, better technology and modern facilities to help the work . The new address of the IWF President and the IWF Secretariat is the following: 1146 Budapest – Istvánmezei út 1-3. – Hungary The telephone and fax numbers, as well as e-mail addresses have remained the
Asian Championships Online
The Asian Championships is now in progress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Thanks to the help of the IWF team (Róbert Nagy, Csaba Airizer and Mihály Kelemen) as well as Mrs. Reiko Chinen, we are able to publish the results herewith for your
IWF Imposes Preliminary Suspension on Turkey
As written on its banner and true to its determination to fight doping, the IWF refuses to tolerate any attempts at cheating or actions that ruin the integrity and the prestige of the sport of weightlifting – regardless of the identity of individuals or organisations involved. Owing to a series of breeches against the WADA and the IWF Anti-Doping Policies in the course of unannounced out-of-competition controls among its weightlifters in 2005, the Turkish Weightlifting Federation is now sanctioned by the IWF with a preliminary suspension in international events. Such violations included: - multiple and belated modifications of the athletes’ whereabouts data, which made unannounced controls almost impossible; - three athletes were pretending to be their missing team-mates selected for the testing - one lifter refused to be tested - athletes’ coach was trying to cover up his competitors by false explanations The preliminary suspension is in force until the IWF Executive Board meeting on 15 November 2005, when the Board will give the Turkish Federation a hearing and decide about further procedures or
