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Yannis Sgouros re-elected as Prefect of Athens

Congratulations to IWF General Secretary Yannis Sgouros on his re-election as Prefect of Athens! In charge of a Prefecture responsible for over four and half million people living in Greater Athens, Mr. Sgouros continues to hold a highly important and difficult function for another term.

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FISU sanctions World University Weightlifting Championship

FISU President George E. Killian welcomed IWF Delegate Anikó Németh-Móra, IWF Director at the International University Sports Federation’s headquarters in Brussels on 24th October 2006. Present also at the meeting were FISU Director-General Eric Saintrond and FISU Director of Education Kole Gjeloshaj. After having carried out nine University World Cups since 1998 with impressive participation […]

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Full and authentic results from 2006 Santo Domingo

Full results for each of the 15 bodyweight categories (Snatch, Clean&Jerk, Total), medallists, medal tables, team classifications, records are now published in a downloadable form on this website. You can now access the complete results of the Qualification World Championships 2006 of Santo Domingo by clicking here.

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Hosts selected for future World Championships

At its meeting held in Santo Domingo, on 28 September 2006, the IWF Executive Board selected the following hosts to organise future major events in the sport: 2009 Junior World Championships ? allocated to Constantza, Romania 2010 (Qualification) World Championships ? to be held in Antalya, Turkey

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