Former AWF President and IWF Executive Board Member, now President of the Philippines Weightlifting Federation Monico Puentevella paid a visit to the IWF Secretariat today. He was received by Director Aniko Nemeth-Mora and they discussed issues of the Olympic Qualification.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that Istanbul (Turkey), Tokyo (Japan) and Madrid (Spain) have made it on to the shortlist of cities bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games. The Candidate Cities were accepted from among five Applicant Cities, which also included Baku (Azerbaijan) and Doha (Qatar). The IOC takes the opportunity to […]
International Tennis Federation (ITF) President Francesco Ricci Bitti was the only candidate to put his name forward to become the ASOIF President after Switzerland’s Denis Oswald announced he would step down at the end of the year. Ricci Bitti was unanimously voted to be the new ASOIF President by the 28 International Federations. Ordinarily the […]
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has confirmed further details of Olympic Games tickets available in the general sale, which started at 11am today. There are still some £20 tickets available in weightlifting. Customers can purchase up to four tickets per session, and can purchase up to four sessions in one transaction for all available […]