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IWF reports that the sample of Mr. Abdulmuttalip DOKMETAS (TUR) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for GHRP-6 (S2 Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics). 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

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IWF reports that the sample of Mr. Bosko MILJUS (SRB) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for LGD 4033 (S1.2 Other 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

Get to know… Mart Seim

Name: Mart Seim D.O.B.: 24 October 1990 Nationality: Estonian Bodyweight category: +105kg Medal record (Total): 2015 IWF World Championships (Houston, USA) - Silver 2016 European Championships (Førde, Norway) - Bronze Personal Bests:  Snatch: 191kg Clean and Jerk: 253kg Total: 444kg [caption id="attachment_23833" align="aligncenter" width="602"] Mart Seim (Mati Hiis)[/caption] -- BUSINESS   1 Snatch or clean & jerk? Clean & jerk.   2. What do you like to listen to when training?  When I feel I'm in good shape or undergoing a harder training session, I listen to something heavier, like rock. With base training I listen to anything but rock, as I don't want to ruin it. If I don't listen to heavier music too much, it helps me at the right training moment, if this makes any sense.   3. How many hours a week do you spend in the gym?  At training camp I spend on average 25 hours. In classic lift training I spend approximately 10 hours a week.   4. What's your favourite aspect of training?  If I'm injury free - that I'm in great shape and able to lift heavy weights.   5. Which aspect of training do you hate the most?  Injuries.   6. If there was one thing you could improve about your technique, what would it be?  I'd keep my heels down in snatch until the bar is at hip height. I'm working on it, but my heels tend to lift too soon. I've gotten a lot better over the years, though.   7. What is your most memorable lift? That 253kg clean and jerk in the last IWF Worlds. The audience there was unbelievably disrespectful, and to perform so well despite that... I'll remember it for a while.   8. What achievements will allow you to retire happy?  The clean & jerk world record and a medal at the Olympics. If they succeed in their current anti-doping efforts, maybe even a brighter medal...   9. Knowing what you know now, what one thing would you change in your first training routines?  I would change a lot. I've received loads of advice from people with the knowledge of the 1970s, when sport wasn't exactly clean. If you want to train clean, the entire plan is different, so I've had to learn myself by trial and error.   10. Who is the greatest weightlifter of all time?   I'd like to say Leonid Taranenko, but Lasha seems to be passing him.   11. What is the most important thing needed to be an Olympic weightlifter?  Patience. You can't escape injuries in weightlifting and being able to cope with them is probably one of the most important qualities. And of course you have to be willing to work very hard.   -- PERSONAL    1 Describe yourself in 3 words Hard-working. Patient. Positive.   2. What other sports do you like to play?  Football. Table tennis. I play table tennis at training camp, as it's quite safe!   3. What is your favourite meal?  If I cook myself, I make a great pasta with chicken, chanterelles, olives, paprika, garlic, cheese and a good sauce (just pasta would sound incredibly boring). In a restaurant I mostly order rib-eye steak with potatoes and mushrooms.   4. If you could only eat one type of one cuisine for the rest of your life, what would it be?  Probably my native Estonian as we're used to eating a lot of potatoes and meat/carbs and protein. They're quite versatile, there are so many different meals you can make out of them.   5. Describe your perfect day off.  Holiday. Wake-up at 11am. Breakfast. To the sea on a yacht to do some whale/dolphin/penguin etc. spotting. A little nap in the afternoon. Some bowling in the evening. A nice meal at a restaurant. Home at a decent hour.   6. Which person, alive or dead, would you like to have a conversation with? Einstein. He might have a few tips on how to become stronger, or he'd figure it out!   7. Name one skill you would like to learn  Play with gravity like Lasha does in the Snatch.   8. Where is the one place you would like to visit?  There are several, but to name one – Madagascar. The more exotic, the more inviting.   9. What's the best piece of advice you've ever received? My dad told me after my very first competition, “Don't worry. Be patient. Do the work and you'll see the results.”   Watch Mart takeover @iwfnet Instagram Stories next Wednesday 12 September, as he trains for the 2018 IWF World Championships in Ashgabat. — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Coaching Course in Uruguay

Uruguay Weightlifting Federation organized a four-days-long coaching course in Montevideo, Uruguay, in August within the framework of IWF Development Program. The expert was Profesor Aymer Orozco from Columbia, currently working with the Peruvian National team. Totally 27 participants attended the course, which consisted of theoretical and practical sessions as well. Lectures were held about the planning of trainings and the evolution of training, among other topics. During the practical session, participants learned how to correct errors in the exercises. At the end of the course, the coaches took a test, which 20 of them passed. The successful participants received a certificate.   — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Equipment donation to Malta

Malta Weightlifting Federation received Weightlifting Technical sets within the framework of the IWF Development Program after their successful application. The Malta Federation already put the equipment to use this Summer, at the Move Sports Program, Summer Exhibition and at the Be Active Program. It will also be used at the competition coming up on the 16th of September. After all the projects concluded, part of the new equipment will be placed in Maltese Schools to support the young generation's physical education. — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter

Jenly Wini inspires Solomon Islands students

Solomon Islands weightlifter Jenly Wini who created history at the recent Commonwealth Game has inspired young students to pursue weightlifting in the future. The Commonwealth Games bronze medalist for the past three days has been conducting Oceania Talented Identification Program at Koloale Community High School, Hips School and Mbokonavera Community High School. The program is organized by Oceania Weightlifting Federation (OWF) through funding from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to identify talented weightlifting athletes around the Pacific. Wini said the Oceania Talented Identification Program is an annual program where every coach or selected athlete from the Pacific Countries conducted at schools to select one representative and identify athletes who are interested in training. She said from the three days programme she will select one student to attend training camp and watch elite weightlifting games later in September. “I was impressed to see there are a lot of students that attend the program at Koloale Community High School. The school hall was fully packed with students who keen to learn about weightlifting sport.” Wini said on the second day on Tuesday, there were also high number of students who attended the program at Hips School. Yesterday Wini concluded the program at Mbokonavera CHS where students were given the opportunity to lift 2.5 kg and 5 kg. Several students who took up the challenge to lift the 2.5 kg and 5kg in front of their fellow students were inspired by the success story and presence of Wini at their school. Wini’s success story has a long history which she never regretted. She told Star Sports that she began her sporting career as a rugby player when she was 16 years old. “When I played rugby I used to walk past the weightlifting training centre and did not see female athletes training so I decided to walk in and started training,” she said. Embed from Getty Images That happened in 2009 which on the same year she made her debut at the Mini South Pacific Games in the Cook Islands. At the Mini South Pacific Games, she won three silver medals in the 69kg bodyweight category. From there, she continues to raise her profile. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 58 kg category. She was the flagbearer of Solomon Islands sports team in the opening ceremony. In the event, Wini finished 17th. She won the 2013 Oceania Championships in her bodyweight category, the first female weightlifter from the Solomon Islands to achieve that. She also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing 8th in the women's 58 kg bodyweight category. Once again, she was the flagbearer for the Solomon Islands. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 58 kg bodyweight category and finished 15th. In 2018 she became the first Solomon Islands athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal, finishing third in the women's 58kg bodyweight category at the Gold Coast. Meanwhile, she will depart for New Caledonia today to continue with her training. Source: Solomon Star News — Follow IWF: Facebook Instagram Twitter