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Romfilatelia, the institution designed to issue Romanian postage stamps, following a partnership with the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee and the Romanian Weightlifting Federation, introduces into circulation, on Friday, August 23rd , 2024, the philatelic issue Olympic Medals – Paris 2024, consisting of seven postage stamps, an imperforated souvenir sheet and a set of three “First Day Covers”, within the issue being illustrated the images of the laureates in sports disciplines in which Romania had participants and medalists. Nine Olympic medals – three gold, four silver and two bronze – make up the “harvest” with which the Romanian athletes participating…

Starting with August 25, 40 participants from 9 European countries (AZE, DEN, IRL, LAT, LTU, NED, FIN, CZE and POL) are taking part these days in the EWF Youth training camp organized in Ventspils, a port town in the west of Latvia.The annual meeting is coordinated by the Coaching, Research, and Scientific Committee of the European Weightlifting Federation takes place, this year, between August 25 and 31 in the “Ventspils Olympic Complex”, one of the most prestigious and high-level sports bases in Latvia.The participants were pleasantly surprised by the warm welcome of the hosts from the Latvian Weightlifting Federation and…

On Saturday, August 24, in Subotica, Serbia, the Spartak Weightlifting Club, with the support of the local authorities of Subotica and the Serbian Weightlifting Federation organized a traditional “38. International Subotica Cup”. 65 competitors from Serbia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, and for the first time also Lithuania participated with athletes, coaches and technical officials in this prestigious tournament that became the pride of the city located in northern Serbia, just a few kilometers far from the border with Hungary. In the team ranking, the best ranked was the Spartak, the home team, composed of Aleksandar Saulić, Mihajlo Šijak, and Ivan…

On the 23rd and 24th of August 2024, the municipality of Bobrov in Slovakia, on the border with Poland, successfully hosted a new edition of the traditional Visegrad 4 The tournament, reserved for talented athletes aged up to 18 and 23 years old who come from countries that belong to the historical Visegrad group: the Czech Republic,Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. At the start, the competition gathered a total number of 79 athletes (41 in the U18 age category and 38 in the U23 category), who competed to win beautiful medalsand trophies. The competition was not only a new competitive experience…

The European Weightlifting Federation is happy to announce that it has launched a new website, this time dedicated exclusively to the Paris Olympic Games and the Olympic weightlifting competition, which will debut on August 7, 2020, at 15:00 local time, at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles Arena 6 with the 61 Kg category session. The platform is a modern one that offers and will offer real-time information about continental weightlifting at the Olympic Games in Paris and beyond. Visitors will have access to organizational and technical information, to the competition program and results of the competitions, to official presentations…

The German city of Meissen hosted on July 6, 2024, the 33rd International Tournament “Pokal der Blauen Schwerter” (Trophy of the Blue Swords) with the participation of 51 athletes (28 female and 23 male) from 1 countries from Europe and South America (Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Serbia, Venezuela) and the IOC Refugee Team.This year’s edition of the prestigious competition, which has been taking place since 1971, was even more special due to the fact that among the participants there were also elite athletes who are going to participate in the competition…

The beautiful coastal city Split in Croatia, hosted on July 6, 2024, the 58th edition of the traditional and historic Alpe Adria Tournament, organized by the Croatian Weightlifting Federation under the coordination of its General Secretary, Amar Music and the International Alpe Adria Tournament’s leadership composed by Ernesto Zanetti (ITA) – President, Damjan Ćanžek (SLO) – Vice President and Jožef Zaluberšek – (SLO) Secretary General with the support of the European Weightlifting Federation. The tournament annually gathers representatives from the Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto Regions, from Italy, Niederösterreich, from Austria, Zala from Hungary and from the three affiliated countries…

RESULT BOOK START BOOKFINAL ENTRIES BY NATIONSFINAL ENTRIES BY BWPRELIMINARY ENTRIES BY NATIONSPRELIMINARY ENTRIES BY BWREGULATIONSMEDIA FORMACCOMODATION AND TRANSPORTATION FORMThe European Junior and U23 Championships will be held in Raszyn, Poland, October 26 – November 3, 2024.

The European Weightlifting Federation has announced an opportunity for coaches to attain the IWF Level 2 Coach award and participate in an international competition workshop. This initiative is part of the IWF International Coach Licence program, starting on January 1, 2025. The program is tailored for coaches who have limited exposure to government-approved performance coach education or lack experience in international competitions.Course Details:Pre-Course Reading: Reading IWF Level 1 and Level 2 Coach ManualsOnline Tutorials: Conducted by Dr. Kyle Pierce in EnglishWorkshop Dates:It is Mandatory to attend one of the two workshops. The coach must state preference in the application form. Romania…

Source: British WeightliftingWe mourn the passing of John McNiven MBE, whose impact on the weightlifting community was both profound and far-reaching. John McNiven MBE John McNiven competed for Scotland at six Commonwealth Games in the 56kg category. He made his debut in 1966 in Kingston and won bronze medals in the 1970 and 1974 Games in Edinburgh and Christchurch.McNiven dominated the national scene, winning twenty-five Scottish Championships. He also excelled on the global stage, competing in 18 World Masters events and winning gold in 14 of them. In 1993, he was the first weightlifter to receive the World Masters Hall…