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| 19.01.2008- | 20.01.2008 | Copenhagen Cup | Copenhagen | DEN |
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| 20.01.2008- | 24.01.2008 | Olympic Test Event |  |
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Beijing | CHN |
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| 12.02.2008- | 16.02.2008 | Mahmoud Namjou Memorial Cup | Rasht | IRI |
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| 29.02.2008- | 02.03.2008 | Arnold Weightlifting Championships | |
Columbus, Ohio | USA |
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| March | |||||||
| 01.03.2008- | 03.03.2008 | USE Dutch Open | Almelo | NED |
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| 07.03.2008- | 09.03.2008 | Grand Prix of Kosice (Schoolb.& Schoolg.) | |
Kosice | SVK |
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| 10.03.2008- | 17.03.2008 | 27th Manuel Suarez International Tournament | Matanzas | CUB |
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| 13.03.2008- | 16.03.2008 | European Union Championships | Forst | GER |
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| 18.03.2008- | 23.03.2008 | Pan-American Championships / Contin. Olympic Qualification / 3rd Ibero-American Champs. | |
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Callao | PER |
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| 22.03.2008- | 24.03.2008 | Tri-Nation (IND-BAN-NEP) International Tournament | Bombay | IND |
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| 26.03.2008- | 29.03.2008 | Oceania (Sr.&Jr.) Championships / Contin. Olympic Qualification | |
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Auckland | NZL |
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| April | |||||||
| 06.04.2008- | 10.04.2008 | African Jr. Championships / Zone 3 African Championships / African Youth Championships | Kampala | UGA |
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| 11.04.2008- | 20.04.2008 | European Championships / Contin. Olympic Qualification | |
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Lignano Sabbiadoro | ITA |
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| 25.04.2008- | 27.04.2008 | UESAKA E-mail International Club Tournament | Your Club | ALL |
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| 27.04.2008- | 01.05.2008 | Asian Championships / Contin. Olympic Qualification | |
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Kanazawa City | JPN |
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| May | |||||||
| 02.05.2008- | 04.05.2008 | 5th International ELEIKO-AUSTRIA Women's Grand Prix | |
Ă–blarn | AUT |
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| 06.05.2008- | 10.05.2008 | Guatemala Cup | Guatemala City | GUA |
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| 12.05.2008- | 16.05.2008 | African Championships / Contin. Olympic Qualification | |
Strand | RSA |
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| 12.05.2008- | 18.05.2008 | Thor Cup - International Open Tournament | Rejkjavik | ISL |
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| 22.05.2008- | 24.05.2008 | 7th International Fulda-Austria U-20 Tournament | Lochen | AUT |
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| 27.05.2008- | 31.05.2008 | El Salvador Cup | San Salvador | ESA |
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| 29.05.2008- | 03.06.2008 | Peace Tournament | |
Tel Aviv | ISR |
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| 29.05.2008- | 01.06.2008 | European Promotion Cup | |
Lausanne | SUI |
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| 30.05.2008- | 01.06.2008 | 1st International Alps Cup | Dornbirn | AUT |
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| 30.05.2008- | 01.06.2008 | 30th Small Nations Tournament | Hamm | LUX |
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| June | |||||||
| 06.06.2008- | 08.06.2008 | Alps-Adria Cup | Udine | ITA |
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| 14.06.2008- | 21.06.2008 | Junior World Weightlifting Championships | |
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Cali | COL |
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| 21.06.2008- | 21.06.2008 | E. Bryzek Memorial (-18 y.) | Siedlce | POL |
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| 24.06.2008- | 29.06.2008 | Simon Bolivar Internl. Tournament | Caracas | VEN |
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| July | |||||||
| 05.07.2008- | 06.07.2008 | Baltic Championships | Ventspils | LAT |
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| 08.07.2008- | 13.07.2008 | Junior South-American Championships | Santa Cruz | BOL |
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| 21.07.2008- | 27.07.2008 | European Youth Championships | Amiens | FRA |
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| August | |||||||
| 09.08.2008- | 19.08.2008 | OLYMPIC GAMES - Weightlifting Events | |
Beijing | CHN |
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| September | |||||||
| 05.09.2008- | 07.09.2008 | Laugaricio Cup XXVI | Trencin | SVK |
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| 05.09.2008- | 06.09.2008 | 15th International GĂĽnter Stapfer U-20 Memorial | Ranshofen | AUT |
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| 09.09.2008- | 14.09.2008 | Pan-American and South-American Youth (-17 y.) Championships | Moyobamba | PER |
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| 14.09.2008- | 21.09.2008 | Junior European Championships | |
Durres | ALB |
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| 27.09.2008- | 04.10.2008 | 24th Men's and 15th Women's World Masters Championships | |
Argosloli, Kefalonia | GRE |
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| October | |||||||
| 10.10.2008- | 16.10.2008 | Omar Moukhtar Tournament & Arabic Championships | Albyda | LBA |
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| 10.10.2008- | 15.10.2008 | Arabic Sr. & Jr. Championships | Casablanca | MAR |
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| 10.10.2008- | 14.10.2008 | Pan-American & South-American -15 y. Championships | Caracas | VEN |
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| 12.10.2008- | 18.10.2008 | 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games | |
Pune | IND |
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| 17.10.2008- | 19.10.2008 | International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial | Belgrade | SRB |
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| 17.10.2008- | 27.10.2008 | 2nd Islamic Countries Solidarity Games | Teheran | IRI |
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| 21.10.2008- | 26.10.2008 | International Criollo Cup | Caguas | PUR |
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| 24.10.2008- | 26.10.2008 | Nordic Junior and Youth Championships | Pori | FIN |
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| 25.10.2008- | 25.10.2008 | 5th Denis Rendon Tournament | Montpellier | FRA |
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| 30.10.2008- | 06.11.2008 | Asian Junior and Senior Interclub Championships | Goyang City | KOR |
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| November | |||||||
| 07.11.2008- | 12.11.2008 | South-American Championships | Buenos Aires | ARG |
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| 15.11.2008- | 15.11.2008 | Andrzej Matusiak Memorial Tournament | Ciechanow | POL |
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| 15.11.2008- | 15.11.2008 | 3rd Balkan Promotion Cup | Sarajevo | BIH |
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| 15.11.2008- | 15.11.2008 | 1st Monique Maurice Memorial Women's Internl. Tournament | Villeneuve-Loubet | FRA |
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| 16.11.2008- | 19.11.2008 | XXIV International Simon Bolivar Cup | Trujillo | VEN |
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| 21.11.2008- | 23.11.2008 | IV Mediterranean Cup | |
Antalya | TUR |
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| 25.11.2008- | 28.11.2008 | 1st FISU World University Championships | |
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Komotini | GRE |
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| 30.11.2008- | 08.12.2008 | Asian Youth and Junior Championships | Jeonju | KOR |
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| December | |||||||
| 03.12.2008- | 08.12.2008 | Commonwealth (Sr. & Jr.) Championships | |
Limassol | CYP |
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| 05.12.2008- | 07.12.2008 | North-American Open Champinships | Phoenix, AZ | USA |
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| 08.12.2008- | 10.12.2008 | Champions' Cup (50 Years SAWC) | Piura | PER |
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