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1st Youth Olympic Games – In competition testing

The “In-Competition Period” of the Youth Olympic Games is from the 10th August until the 26th August. All Athletes shall be subject, during the Period of the Youth Olympic Games, to Doping Controls initiated by the IOC at any time or place with no advance notice! The IOC has authorised WADA to carry out Doping […]

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Final dates for 2010 World Championships in Antalya!

As previously published in the Calendar, the IWF and the host Turkish Weightlifting Federation herewith confirm the final dates of the 2010 World Championships, which will be at the same time a Main Qualification Event for the 2012 London Olympic Games.Meetings: 12-15 September 2010IWF Congress: 16 September 2010Competitions: 17-26 September 2010The Turkish Federation is just […]

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IWF President praises Bulgarian hosts for the successful organisation

Dr. Tamás AJÁN, IWF President expressed the gratitude and congratulations of the Weightlifting Family to the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation for successfully hosting the Junior World Championships in Sofia, 13-20 June 2010. He pointed out that the BWF, under the guidance of its President Anton KODJABASHEV, fulfilled the commitment previously given to the IWF and confirmed […]

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Solis (COL) and Aukhadov (RUS) voted as Best Lifters of 2010 JWC

Colombian Leidy Yessenia SOLIS (in 69kg) and Apti AUKHADOV from Russia (in 85kg) were elected by the IWF Press Commission as the Best Female and Best Male Lifters of the 2010 Junior World Championships in Sofia. Solis, who – despite her junior age – can already boast significant international success and world medals, was the […]

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Russian men’s team finished way ahead at the JWC in Sofia

Three countries turned out full teams of 8 lifters at the 36th Junior Men’s World Championships just concluded in Sofia, Bulgaria. Of the three Russia finished in the lead of the team classification with a very convincing advantage of almost 100 points over the second best Poland. Turkey landed in third position. China brought only […]

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