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2017 WADA Annual Symposium: Play True „What do you play for?”

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) held its Annual Symposium 13-15 March, in Lausanne hosting more than 500 anti-doping experts from NADOs, IFs, other ADOs, Laboratories, Media representatives and for the first time Governmental Representatives. The main theme of the Symposium was: „Tackling our Challenges and Strengthening the Future of Clean Sport”. The first day of […]

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Libyan Weightlifting Federation Elections

Libyan Weightlifting Federation held its Electoral Congress on 27 February 2017 in Tripoli. President: Eng. Manareddin Mohamed ESHELLI General Secretary: Mr. Abdulmoneim Riad Milad SUFELJIN Vice President: dr. Mabruk Abdelgader Mohamed MOSBAH Congratulations to all the elected officials!

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President of Ghana Weightlifting Federation heads Ghana Olympic Committee

President of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah, has been elected President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) at an elective congress held in Accra on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Mr. Nunoo Mensah was earlier this month elected onto the Executive Board of the Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA), in Algiers, Algeria. […]

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IOC launches bold initiative on gender equality

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board today approved a major review project regarding gender equality in the Olympic Movement. With the help of its partners, the Summer and Winter International Sports Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs), the IOC is undertaking a comprehensive review of the current state of gender equality in the […]

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