The SIAMSPORT Awards 2016 was held in Bangkok, THA on 6 March 2017 and gave recognition to outstanding athletes in Thailand. The ceremony takes place annually – this year for the eleventh time. Thailand’s Sport Awards 2016 is the most popular press event in Thailand rewarding major sport personalities. Best Female Athlete of the Year: Sukanya SRISURAT […]
OVER 65 REPRESENTATIVES FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FEDERATIONS (IFS), NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (NOCS) AND EXPERTS WERE PRESENT AT THE SECOND IF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP FORUM IN LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND. ON THE AGENDA: WOMEN LEADING IN SPORT. Following a successful inaugural edition last year, the three-day Forum jointly organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the […]
The IWF delegation attending the Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA) Elections led by Dr. Tamas Ajan, IWF President met Mr. El Hadi Ould Al, Algeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports together with Khaled Mhalhel, re-elected WFA President and Abdelaziz Brahimi, President of the Algerian Weightlifting Federation and newly elected WFA Vice President. The parties discussed […]
Mr. Elez Gjoza President of the Albanian Weightlifting Federation, Mr. Agron Haxhihyseni General Secretary and Mr. Gudar Beqiraj Honorary President paid a visit to Budapest in order to meet Dr. Tamas Ajan IWF President. Albania will host the European Junior Championships in October 2017 and several weightlifting related topics were raised during the discussion.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the Laboratorio de Control al Dopaje (the Bogota Laboratory) in Bogota, Colombia for a period of up to six months. The suspension is due to analytical issues, which led to a failure to comply with WADA’s External Quality Assessment Scheme (EQAS). The suspension, which took […]