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HC notice to Centre on weightlifter Monika’s petition

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court sought a response from the Sports Authority of India on a petition filed by weightlifter L Monika Devi disqualified from participating in Beijing Olympics 2008 after she was found positive in dope test, alleging that the officials violated the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules. Also issuing notices to Indian […]

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New President of HWF

Mr. Imre Dobos(56), a businessman has been elected as President of the Hungarian Weighlifting Federation. The former president Tamás Fehér keep on working as a head coach of British national team.  

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The Best Sportsmen of 2008

These outstanding sportsmen became the best of all athletes in their country last year : Albania: Erkland Qerimaj és Romela Begaj Belarus : Andrei Aramnau Ecuador: Alexandra Escobar Germany.: Matthias Steiner Vietnam: Hoang Anh-Tuan Korea : actually, there was no voting organized by jounalists for best sportsmen of.the country.But Korea Sports Council (Korean Olympic Committee)announced […]

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IWF Auditors meeting in Budapest

All the three members of the IWF Auditors’ Committee met in Budapest, prior to the Electoral Congress, to carry out the Audit of the International Weightlifting Federation’s books and accounts.Horst Tischler (SUI), Karl Rimböck (GER) and Margarita Nikolova (BUL) with the IWF President, after having completed their job at the IWF Secretariat.  

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