The EWF President, together with the EWF General Secretary and EWF Treasurer, conducted a four days (19-22 February 2022) technical visit in Tirana (ALB) and Durres (ALB), as first step of evaluation of the various aspects related to the organization of the 2022 European Senior Weightlifting Championships.
EWF Delegates visited the competition hall located in the Tirana Olympic Park.
Inside the Olympic Park and near the sports hall there are also the headquarters of Albanian NOC, the Albania Weightlifting Federation and other national federations and sports organizations.
The official hotel for accommodation and training activities will be at the Grand Blue Fafa Resort in Durres.
The transportation service between the venues for athletes, officers, ITOs, and other figures involved in the competition will be ensured by using 20 new minibuses. The organizers have opted to use minibuses instead of large buses to ensure greater mobility.
In consideration of the fact that the ITOs will be called to face even more than one round of competition on the same day and to ensure the greatest possible comfort, the organizers identified excellent accommodation for the ITOs closer to competition venue: the Dinasty Hotel which is located approximately 500 meters from the competition hall.
EWF officers participated at several institutional and official meetings starting from those with the President of the Albanian NOC and the Mayor of Tirana and ending with the Albanian Minister of Education Sport and Youth. The EWF officers had the honor to meet H.E. the President of the Republic of Albania, well-known supporter and friend of the sports movement.
In all four institutional meetings, we received the highest reassurances for full official support towards the Albanian Weightlifting Federation and the planned event.