General Sergio Camargo Guatemalan Olympic Committee President, Mr. Antonio Coro Guatemalan Weightlifting Federation President accompanied by his wife Mrs. Coro Member of the Parliament, Ms. Melanie Calderon Guatemalan Olympic Committee Head of International Relations and Mr. Julio Rivas Guatemalan Weightlifting Federation Executive Director made on official visit to the IWF headquarters in Budapest. The delegation […]
Pictograms launched as city celebrates Three Years to Go One of the most eagerly anticipated design elements of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the pictograms, are launched today. Visitors from across the globe will be guided round Glasgow by a series of revolutionary designs when the Commonwealth Games come to the city in 2014. The […]
Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan received Dr. Tamás Aján, President of the International Weightlifting Federation. IWF President praised conditions created for development of weightlifting in Azerbaijan. He congratulated the Head of State on the successes of Azerbaijani athletes in the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The Head of State underlined that sports are rapidly […]
Weightlifter Alexandra Escobar from Ecuador is hoping her Olympic Solidarity scholarship will help her earn a place on the podium at next year’s Games How are your preparations progressing as you look to qualify for the London Games? I’m training very hard in Esmeraldas, my home city, where the government has given me the facilities […]
The 2011 Junior Weightlifting Championships held in Penang, Malaysia welcomed 272 participating lifters. The athletes rewarded the outstanding organization with outstanding performances during the long stretch of 8 days competition. At the Closing Ceremony Lydia Ong Kok Fooi, Penang’s Minister of Youth and Sport emphasized the beneficial experience of this international competition that fostered friendship […]