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Lu Xiaoyun (CHN) and Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) voted as Lifters of the Year

In the annual Lifters of the Year Voting of the World Weightlifting magazine, the weightlifting community elected a Chinese as Best Male Lifter and a Korean lady as Best Female Lifter of 2009. Obviously honouring his exceptional performance by breaking two senior world records – the only ones among the men last year – voters […]

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World Weightlifting’s combined 2009/4 & 2010/1 issue has appeared

World Weightlifting’s last issue of 2009 and first number in 2010 have been published in a combined version, with an extended number of pages.On the 56 pages you will find the top 25 men’s and women’s world ranking lists for last year; the winners of the 2009 Best Lifter trophies, 2 large posters.Link: WWM 2009/4&2010/1

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Laying the Foundation of a Regional Weightlifting Centre in Southern France

In front of more than three hundred people and in the presence of local and territorial dignitaries, the official ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Weightlifting, Fitness and Physical Training Centre took place in Villeneuve-Loubet on April 24th. This centre has both a local and regional calling also answering the needs of Francophone […]

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The Weightlifting Family and IWF mourn Jenő Boskovics

It is with the deepest sorrow that the IWF has to inform the Weightlifting Family that our dear colleague and friend JENŐ BOSKOVICS, aged 81, deceased in Budapest on 23 April 2010. Jenő Boskovics was the Press Chief and Spokesman of the IWF for decades, Assistant General Secretary of the AIPS, Member of the AIPS […]

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Death of former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the IWF, together with the World Weightlifting Family was deeply saddened to learn today of the death of Juan Antonio Samaranch, aged 89.  President of the IOC during 21 years and Honorary President since 2001, he was been widely credited with renewing and fundamentally changing the landscape of the […]

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