Matthias Steiner‘s Surgery German superstar weightlifter Matthias Steiner has just undergone surgery. “An inguinal hernia was ascertained on Monday,” German weightlifting coach Michael Vater explained to IronMind, so on Tuesday the Olympic gold medalist underwent surgery. Vater said that there was no possibility of delaying the surgery because Steiner needs to focus on being in […]
The ten best sportsmen of Belarus 2008 have been honoured at a ceremony in the Olympic press centre “Beijing – 2008” at the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk. The annual award is in its 50th year and a record 136 Belarusian sports journalists took part in the voting. Andrey Ariamnou […]
Before the 30 December 2008 deadline, the National Federations submitted the forms for an unprecedented number of 118 candidates to the upcoming elections at the IWF Electoral Congress in Madrid. Congress Delegates will vote on 1 April to elect the officials of the IWF Executive Board and its four Committees (Technical, Medical, Scientific & Research […]
Olympic Hammer Throwing champion Aksana Miankova and Olympic Weightlifting champion Andrei Aramnau were named the top Belarusian Athletes of the Year in the National Public Awards ceremony, “Triumph. Heroes of Sport 2008 ” A Gala ceremony was held in Minsk on January 17 following a poll which attracted about 1.5million votes from the Belarusian public. World […]
Prominent personalities of the world of sport sent best wishes to IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The list includes the IOC President, IOC Members, International Federation officials, colleagues, representatives of the international media, etc. Dr. Aján was also congratulated by the Hungarian media, Olympic and sports society. He […]