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WADA President issues pre-Olympic warning to doping athletes

Montreal, July 10, 2012 – World Anti-Doping President John Fahey has called on athletes who are doping to withdraw from their national teams and stay away from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. With less than three weeks to the opening ceremony of London 2012, Mr. Fahey has taken the opportunity to highlight the […]

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IWF Pre-Olympic testing

By July 6, the IWF has carried out 1114 doping tests concentrating on the 84 countries qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games. 596 In-Competition (IC) and 536 Out-Of-Competition (OOC) controls were effectuated in the past six months. All Continental Qualification Events were tested with a minimum control of 30% of the competing athletes. The […]

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IOC announces extension of IOC Athlete Career Programme agreement

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today underscored its firm commitment to the IOC Athlete Career Programme (IOC ACP) by agreeing to an eight-year extension of its cooperation agreement with the Adecco Group, one of the world’s leading provider of human resources solutions. The deal, signed by IOC President Jacques Rogge and Adecco Group CEO Patrick […]

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Finalized Qualification Summary

As announced on 28 June the IWF concluded the Qualification. As per today, all previously announced pending quota became final. Please click here to find the Final Qualification Summary.

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Deadline Reminder – 2012 IWF Youth World Championships Kosice

The deadline for the Preliminary Entry Forms for the 2012 IWF Youth World Championships Kosice, Slovakia expired on July 1st. We invite all National Federations to send their Preliminary Entry Forms promptly to the Slovakian Weightlifting Federation (szv@nullvzpieranie.sk, etien33@nullgmail.com) and to the IWF (attila.adamfi@nulliwfnet.net).

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