Please be advised that the British Weight Lifters’ Association now has a new address as below. Please update this on your relevant systems and web pages to ensure that correct details are provided. British Weight Lifters’ Association119 Cavendish Hall Headingley CampusLeeds LS6 3QS
In accordance with the decision of the IWF Executive Board regarding numerous problems in failure to send the proper whereabouts (w/a) by the National Federations on their respective weightlifting team(s), we hereby publish the list of countries who has sent their whereabouts information – however not always complete – in 2009. Those National Federations who […]
The 16th Asian Games (www.gz2010.cn/en), part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia unveiled the Games’ Official “Mascots In Motion”, dynamic cartoon illustrations of the Asian Games’ sports and disciplines with sporting images of the 5 Yang (羊， legendary / celestial goat) – A Xiang, A He, A Ru, […]
Mehernoosh Michael Sheriar Irani was born on 24th August 1949 in India. Works at the Ashford Hospital but also travels the world as a highly recognized university lecturer and professor. Of 35 years of work 24 years are tied to weightlifting. First election to the IWF Medical Committee in 1992 and re-elected every time. He […]
TEHRAN, August 23, 2009 – Iran’s health minister says the second Islamic Solidarity Games should be postponed due to swine flu fears. A report published in the Tehran Times this week says Kamran Baqeri-Lankarani has asked the Iran Physical Education Organisation (PEO) to postpone the competition scheduled for October 16 – 30 in three Iranian […]