The Romanian Weightlifting Federation held its elections last week. Mr. Nicu Vlad was re-elected President of the Federation, Mr. Chindris Olimpiu was elected as Vice-President, Mr. Gheorghe Diaconu as General Secretary and 11 additional members were elected within the Federal Bureau. Congratulations!
The Norwegian Weightlifting Federation held its elections on 17 March 2013. The elected officials are as follows: President: Per Mattingsdal General Secretary: Arne H. Pedersen Vice President: Tryggve Duun Executive Board Members: Ove Varlid, Janne Grostad, Camilla Carlsen Deputy Board Members: Johan Thonerud, Gunnar Knudsen Congratulations!
The deadline for the Final Entry Forms for the 2013 IWF Youth World Championships – YOG Qualification Tashkent, Uzbekistan expires today. We invite all National Federations to send their Final Entry Forms promptly to the Uzbekistan Weightlifting Federation (uzbek_weightlifting@nullyahoo.com) and to the IWF (attila.adamfi@nulliwfnet.net).
It has come to WADA’s attention that the black market substance GW501516 is being sold to and used by some athletes. The side effect of this chemical compound is so serious that WADA is taking the rare step of warning “cheats” to ensure that there is complete awareness of the possible health risks to athletes […]
Khaled Mhalhel was unanimously re-elected as President of the Weightlifting Federation of Africa and Manareddin Eshelli was unanimously re-elected as General Secretary by open vote. Vice-Presidents: Boukar Tikire (CMR) Dr. Mahmoud Shoukry (EGY) Ahmed Chahnaoui (MAR) Chimdi Ejiogu (NGR) Sami Boussarsar (TUN) Executive Board Members: Fekir Hasni (ALG) Pius Ochieng (KEN) Robert Rose (SEY) Kevin […]