Nauru Olympic Committee new president His Excellency, Marcus Stephen, OWF President has been elected President of the Nauru Olympic Committee for the next four years. He is the only Head of State to have competed at three Olympic Games.(competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 1996 Atlanta Olympics and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics)Aaron Cook was […]
In 2009 the Finnish Weightlifting Federation is celabrating its 75th anniversary. The Baltic Cup competition will serve as our Gala Competition with competitors from countries around the Baltic Sea such as Olympic Bronze Medalist from Beijing 2008, World and European Champion Viktor Scerbatihs (Latvia) and European Silver Medalist from Bucharest 2009 Ruth Kasirye (Norway). Also […]
After heavy medical treatment Naim Suleymanoglu returned to his mother’s home from hospital last Saturday. His health is going better. During treatment, Turkish governors and media showed a great interest on him on top level. On his doctors’ advice he cannot receive visitors. After one week, he will open his doors to accept visitors. (Turkish Weightlifting […]
Samoa National Olympic Committee won the bid to host the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. Samoa today has possibly one of the best weightlifting stadiums in the world. The weightlifting event in 2015 will certainly be one of the highlights of the Commonwealth Youth Games. The weightlifting venue in Samoa has in recent years hosted major […]