Top physiotherapist, Sharlene Nand, created history on Sunday. She became the first Women to be the President of Weightlifting Fiji. Elected at the Weightlifting Fiji AGM held in the Fiji Olympic House, Sharlene started her sporting career with Team Fiji in 2003 and has been Team Fiji’s physiotherapist at the Beijing 2008 and the London […]
The Algerian Weightlifting Federation held its elections for the period 2013-2016, on 18 February 2013. The newly elected President is Mr. BRAHIMI A/AZIZ. The Members of the Executive Board are: Mr. DAHOUMI, Mr. MALTI, Mr. MAHADJI, Mr. HADJI, Mr. HADDAD, Mr. CHERID, Mr. BELARBI and Mr. YOUSFI.
The FISU Executive Board unanimously decided to allocate the organisation of the next World University Weightlifting Championships in 2014 to Chiang Mai, Thailand. A delegation of the University Sports Board of Thailand with TAWA made a successful bid presentation at the FISU headquarters in Brussels last Saturday. The 2014 WUC will be held at the […]
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, watch here some of the greatest moments in Olympic history featuring the most inspirational female athletes – past, present and future! Check out Zulfiya CHINSHANLO (KAZ) at 2:31. In this action-packed video, we take a look from the early days of the Olympic Games right through to London […]
One of Houston’s next significant international sports event is the 2015 IWF World Championships. It is the 4th largest city in the United States with over 2.1 million residents. Delegates of the International Weightlifting Federation led by IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan were in the city for an official site visit on Wednesday 20 February […]