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London 2012 Olympic Games

    Main Qualification Women / Men African Qualification 2012 Women / Men European Qualification 2012 Women / Men Asian Qualification 2012 Women International Olympic Committee (IOC) Guidelines Presentation on the Authorised Identifications for the London 2012 Olympic Games

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Open Letter in response to the Editorials in the EWF Magazine No.11

To Dream or to Work…? The answer to the above question is very simple to many of us and maybe not, to some of us. Working for our beloved sport for the past 35 years has taught me that with dreaming you cannot achieve unity, strength and respect that the weightlifting sport today holds within and receives from the Olympic Movement. Click here to read the English / Spanish / Russian version

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Happy New Year 2012

Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends and Colleagues, It is my honor and pleasure to greet all the members of the Weightlifting Family, partner organizations and anybody interested in international weightlifting on the occasion of the New Year. I would like to pay special attention to our outstanding partners: the IOC, SportAccord, the International Sport Federations and the National Olympic Committees. In the objective of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games - being a tremendous milestone to every International Federation and the above mentioned organizations – the importance of a harmonized work and cooperation must be established and accomplished. We aim to become an efficient link between all members of the Weightlifting Family providing the latest news and highlights of our sport....

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