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New Albanian Federation leadership visits IWF

The newly elected Albanian Weightlifting Federation leadership paid a visit to the IWF Secretariat and were received by the IWF President at his office. AWF President Mr Elez Gjoza and the new Secretary, Mr Muharrem Berisha came to exchange information regarding a future co-operation with the IWF, with special focus on the 2013 European Championships […]

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IWF calls for Technical Official nominations to 2013 Events

The IWF is calling its Member Federations to send their nominations for Technical Officials for selection at the four major events in 2013. Nominations for the following worldwide events: 2013 IWF Youth World Championships (Tashkent, UZB) 2013 IWF Junior World Championships (Lima, PER) 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, RUS) 2013 IWF World Championships (Warsaw, POL) must […]

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Olympic Results & Information Services (ORIS) meeting at the IWF

Nicolas Hurel, IOC Head of ORIS and Helge Stenersen, IOC ORIS Sport Analyst visited the IWF in order to finalize the Youth Olympic Results & Information Services (YORIS) requirements document. The baseline document for the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Weightlifting Competition with regard to Timing and Scoring was reviewed in details.

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WHEREABOUTS REMINDER Q1

Every IWF NF shall submit their national team athletes’ whereabouts through the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) quarterly. Please make sure to submit your whereabouts on time. Countries not submitting whereabouts info on ADAMS on time will not be allowed to participate in any upcoming IWF competitions.

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Free Iphone App for 2013 Prohibited List

The 2013 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) is now available as an iPhone application and can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store. The 2013 List can also be accessed using other mobile devices via a mobile site, which can be accessed here.

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