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WADA TO LAUNCH ITS NEW ‘ATHLETE CENTRAL’ WHEREABOUTS APP IN NOVEMBER 2019

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that, in November 2019, the Agency will launch ‘Athlete Central’, its new App that will facilitate athlete compliance with Whereabouts rules under the global anti-doping program. Athlete Central will replace WADA’s current App that has been operational for a few years and required modernizing. Whereabouts rules, which are a […] The post WADA TO LAUNCH ITS NEW ‘ATHLETE CENTRAL’ WHEREABOUTS APP IN NOVEMBER 2019 appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Weightlifting Brings Korean Youth Together again In Pyongyang

Young weightlifters from both North and South Korea demonstrated the power of sport to unite people in friendly and peaceful competition at the recent 2019 Youth and Junior Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Pyongyang. The competition also served as a Gold Level Qualification Event for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. A delegation of 65 from the […] The post Weightlifting Brings Korean Youth Together again In Pyongyang appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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The Sports Choice Encyclopedia

The Sports Choice Encyclopedia is an English-language international publication promoting the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, that was produced in close professional cooperation between the International Olympic Committee and the International Sports Federations. The purpose of this publication is to support an informed choice of sports among young […] The post The Sports Choice Encyclopedia appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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IWF Grand Prix Lima kicks off

The IWF Grand Prix in Lima started with a press conference where Mr. Iván Dibós, President of the Organizing Committee and IOC Member in the company of Dr. Tamás Aján, IWF President and Dr. Renzo Manyari, Peruvian Weightlifting Federation President gave information to several media representatives about the event. On the occasion of the Grand Prix […] The post IWF Grand Prix Lima kicks off appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Record entries for the 2019 OTIP Program

The eighth edition of the Oceania Talent Identification Program (OTIP) has reached a record number of 9156 entries from 13 countries this year (5151 boys and 4005 girls)! In 2012, Dr Tamas Ajan, President of the IWF launched the first OTIP program organized by the Oceania Weightlifting Federation with the aim to identify talented students throughout […] The post Record entries for the 2019 OTIP Program appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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