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5th International Qatar Cup concluded

The last competition of 2018, the Fifth International Qatar Cup successfully concluded on 23 December in Doha, QAT. This was the second qualification event for Tokyo 2020 after the IWF World Championships in Ashgabat. Under the leadership of Mohamed Yousef Al Mana, President of Qatar, Arab and Asian Weightlifting Federations and Executive Board member of the IWF, the Qatar Cup highlighted the massive developments in the country and the capability to host major sporting events. Dr. Tamas Ajan, IWF President and IOC Honorary Member, praised the Organising Committee and Mohamed Yousef Al Mana for the professional, high-class organising.   Seventy-eight lifters from 26 countries stepped on the platform at the Intercontinental Hotel of Doha to collect the most points possible for the qualification for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Home favourite ELBAKH Fares Ibrahim E. H. and KUO Hsing-Chun (TPE) were declared the best of Qatar Cup. ELBAKH lifted his personal best, swiping the Men's 96kg bodyweight category whit a 397kg Total, which is also a Junior World Record, while KUO ruled the Women's 59kg bodyweight category, just after pocketing the Gold Medal on the World Championships a month earlier. Uzbekistan's  ERGASHEV Adkhamjon (Men's 67kg) and Chinese  HUANG Ting (Women's 64kg) also set new Junior World Records. Results can be found HERE and the updated Qualification Database HERE. Photo credit: Gregor Winter — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

TAWA 60th Anniversary

Thai Amateur Weightlifting Federation (TAWA) celebrated the 60th Anniversary of its 1958 foundation. A Gala was held 22 December 2018 at the Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel in Bangkok. Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, IOC Member participated at the event, who praised TAWA for its hard work to promote and develop Olympic Values among athletes. She also encouraged young athletes to join regional and international events. For the success of last decade, she highlighted Major General Intarat Yodbangtoey, IWF 1st Vice President and TAWA Honorary President, and Madam Boossaba Yodbangtoey, AWF General Secretary and TAWA President, who introduced a new age in Thai weightlifting with their leadership. Congratulations to TAWA for the wonderful journey of six decades of success!! — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Updated TCRR published

Upon proposal of the IWF Technical Committee, the IWF Executive Board approved modifications to the  IWF Technical and Competition Rules & Regulations in Ashgabat. Please find the updated TCRR document on this website under the following link. The new rules are in effect from 1 January

The success of the Oceania Talent Identification Program

[caption id="attachment_25647" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dr Tamas Ajan[/caption] The OTIP was first implemented in Apia, Samoa, in 2012 by Dr. Tamas Ajan, President of the IWF, whilst he attended the 2012 Oceania Championships and London Olympic Qualification. The OTIP has been successfully operating with the financial support of the IWF for the past six years. The idea of implementing this program was to create interest amongst the youth, particularly in the Pacific Island nations. To expose them to weightlifting. The exercise that OWF chose was the power Clean&Jerk, which is the easiest movement for youth to attempt and master. OTIP now has hundreds of youth who have taken on the sport in the last six years.  Some of them have successfully gone on to compete internationally. This enormous growth could not have been achieved without the support of the Federations who took part in the program and officials like Jerry Wallwork from Samoa, David Katoatau from Kiribati, Jenly Wini from the Solomon Islands, Dika Toua from PNG, Joe Vueti from Fiji,  Dominic Cain and Quincy Detenamo from Nauru,  Manuel Minginfel from Micronesia,  Logona Esau from Tuvalu,  Alan Tano and Narita Viliamu from Niue, Edgar Molinos from Guam. These individual leaders, assisted by top lifters from their respective countries, have contributed enormously to the growth of the sport in their nations. [caption id="attachment_25650" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Nauru[/caption] These top officials have been able to convince schools to allow their students to take part in the OTIP program under strict supervision.   Safety is paramount.  The students are in no way pushed to the extreme. The OTIP program does not look for records but to identify young students who have the potential to become weightlifters. [caption id="attachment_25648" align="alignright" width="231"] Fiji[/caption] The success of this program does not end at school. After two months of testing and recruiting students, the National Federations are asked to select one or two students to attend a special training camp at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in New Caledonia. Some of the greatest lifters from the Oceania region started their careers in the OTIP training camp. A number of these lifters have gone on to compete and win medals at the Oceania and Commonwealth Championships, Youth Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Games. So far 34,287 youth took part in the program and the OWF aims is to double these figures within the next four years.     — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

IWF reports that the urine sample of Ms. Ana Victoria RODRIGUEZ ARAYA (CRC) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Clostebol (S1.1 Anabolic Agents). As a consequence, the Athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the relevant decision will also be published. IWF will not make any further comments on the case until it is

WHEREABOUTS REMINDER Q1

This is a reminder that every Athlete included in the International Registered Testing Pool (IRTP) shall submit their whereabouts information through the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) throughout the whole year on a quarterly basis. The deadline to submit for the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 is 31 December 2018. Please also note that Athletes who are not included in the IRTP but wish to compete at IWF Events shall provide whereabouts information for at least the two-months period prior to the Event. In case of an IWF World Championships the length of this period is three months. Athletes who do not fulfil these criteria shall not be eligible to compete at the IWF Event in question. Should you encounter any technical difficulties please contact us immediately through [email protected]. — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube