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Coach Loses Sports Car

Paul Coffa, the Oceania Weightlifting Federation General Secretary and coach of the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in Sigatoka, Fiji, on Tuesday, 20th September, lost his red sports car to one of his young weightlifters, 21 year old Yukio Peter from Nauru. Coffa promised Yukio on his 21st birthday on January 29th this year, that the moment […]

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Technical Officials to be nominated to 2005 WCh

National Federations may propose Technical Officials to the 2005 Centenary World Championships, Doha, Qatar. Maximum of 2 candidates, who must be international Category 1 referees with valid licence for 2005-2008, or qualified for doctor on duty. Women candidates encouraged. Candidates from countries with participating athletes preferred. Deadline: 9 September 2005.

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News Flash on the 2005 World Championships Doha, Qatar

– Competition days: 9-17 November – IWF Annual Congress: 8 November – Committees’ meetings: to be appointed till 15 September(provisional dates: 6 November – TC, MC, SRC meetings7 November – Executive Board meetingor the meetings will be held during theWorld Championships)The final dates of the meetings will be adjusted to the East Asian Games (Macao) […]

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