Port Moresby, PNG is organizing the Pacific Games for the 3rd time. 28 sports (both Olympic and non-Olympic sports) are represented. From the 24 countries participating, AUS and NZL are competing for the first time only in 4 sports: Weightlifting, Rugby, Taekwondo, and Sailing. Weightlifting is the No 1 sport having the biggest participation with […]
Erika Yamasaki became Australia’s first-ever Pacific Games gold medallist as she claimed two 53 kilograms titles on the opening day of the weightlifting event at the PNG Power Dome here today. Yamasaki, a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist at Melbourne in 2006, delighted the vociferous Australian contingent inside the arena by topping the standings in the […]
On June 25th, 2015 SEAWF Members voted unanimously to elect Mr. Kosit Paliwan – Executive Board Member of Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA) – as a new President and Dr. Meechai Inwood – Advisory Board Member of TAWA – as a new General Secretary of SEAWF at the SEAWF General Congress. There were 8 national […]
The General Assembly of the Japan Weightlifting Association (JWA) was held on 20 June and the President, H.E. Yuriko Koike, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan and former Minister of Defense and Minister of Environment, was unanimously approved to take her second term. Mr. Yoshiyuki Miyake, the Bronze Medalist of 1968 Mexico City […]
A video of the presentation of the “Jenő Boskovics Lifter of the Year 2014” trophies has been produced by the IWF. Ilya Ilyin and Tatiana Kashirina featuring in the Astana ceremony, having been voted as best lifters of 2014 in World Weightlifting‘s annual election.