THE SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) MEETING IN LIMA, PERU, YESTERDAY ELECTED PARIS AS HOST CITY OF THE GAMES OF THE XXXIII OLYMPIAD 2024 AND LOS ANGELES AS THE HOST CITY OF THE GAMES OF THE XXXIV OLYMPIAD 2028. “Congratulations to Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028! This historic double allocation is a […]
Small team from the Malta Weightlifting Association (MWA) had the opportunity to participate in a training in Brisbane, Australia between the 24th August and 3rd September 2017. The Maltese national weightlifting coach Mr. Jesmond Caruana together with Maltese national athletes, Kyle Micallef and Kieran Mifsud and Jessica Edge have participated in this camp at Cougars […]
The brand new course, Safeguarding Athletes from Harassment and Abuse has just launched on the Athlete Learning Gateway! This course is a must for coaches, athletes, and members of the entourage, as everyone needs to be proactive in keeping sport safe. Led by Dr. Margo Mountjoy who is a sports medicine physician and a retired […]
The International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Clean Sport Commission met for the first time for a two days meeting in Frankfurt on Monday and Tuesday this week. IWF Director General, Attila Adamfi opened the meeting giving a comprehensive summary on the issues discussed by the Sport Programme Commission and drafted the leading lines suggested for future […]
In August 2017 an Olympic Solidarity course took place in Corrientes, Argentina. The six days long course was destined to experienced coaches who are involved in the development of the country, especially to redesign the development of sport at the Under 15 and Under 17 age group. The course was organized by the Argentinean Weightlifting […]