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New FIPE President Alberto Miglietta Alberto Miglietta has been elected President of the Italian Weightlifting Federation for the four-year period 2025-2028. This was established by the elective Assembly that met on the 13 th of October 2024, at the Hilton Hotel in Rome Fiumicino, electing him with 99.68% of the votes.Alberto Miglietta, born in Milan in 1960, already President of an Olympic National Sports Federation, from 2004 to 2017, International Sports Manager, CEO of CONI Servizi, takes up the legacy of Antonio Urso, President of FIPE, from 2005 to 2024. This is therefore an epochal change for FIPE, which is…

The 10th edition of the European Union Weightlifting Confederation’s Cup took place in Bucharest, Romania, bringing together top Youth and Junior weightlifters from across Europe. Held in the Pullman Hotel World Trade Center Complex in the Romanian capital, from 04 to 05 of October, 2024, the competition featured 60 athletes from eleven EUWC Member Federations: Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The event was hailed as a major success, showcasing not only the athletes strength and determination, but also the exceptional organization and hospitality of the Romanian Weightlifting Federation. EWF and EUWC leaders together…

On October 5, 2024, the Portugal Weightlifting Federation held elections for its Executive board for the next four years, from 2025 to 2028. Vítor Estêvão was re-elected as President with 90.9% of the vote, demonstrating widespread support. This overwhelming vote underscores NF members’ confidence in the vision and leadership that the federation has developed over the years.Along with the President’s re-election, several new members were elected to crucial posts, bringing fresh perspectives and ideas to complement existing activities. Sónia Ramalho has been elected as the next General Secretary, with José Luz serving as Vice-President. We also welcomed a newly elected…

The Israel Weightlifting Federation held its elections on October 4, 2024, in Herzlia, and new leadership was elected for the following four years.After over a decade of committed work under Oren Shay’s acclaimed leadership, Tomer Bouhadana has been elected the Israel Weightlifting Federation’s new President. Along with him, four new board members will join his administration in their mission to elevate the sport both domestically and internationally. Oren Shay will continue to serve as an important member of the board, providing his knowledge and dedication to the federation’s ongoing activities, and Pavel Kolosovsky will continue as General Secretary.Under Bouhadna’s leadership,…

On October 1, 2024, 28 European coaches attended a Zoom session organized by IWF, in which Europe led among the continents in participating in the IWF pilot program for Coaching licensing. EWF CRSC has shown strong activity and readiness to engage in all IWF programs.The lecturer was well-known IWF CRSC member Kyle Pierce, who addressed the topic of contemporary weightlifting training. This seminar focused on the knowledge needed in the trainer licensing process, a critical activity that will be introduced on January 1st, 2025.The lecture covered numerous aspects of the training process, and it was evident that training requires a…

The Technical Committee of the European Weightlifting Federation held on Monday, September 30, 2024, the first two ITO’s training sessions of the new on-line seminar’s series presented and moderated by TC Chairwoman and Vice-President Tina Beiter and TC Member Patrik Helgesson, through the Zoom platform. The first meeting was enjoyed by a peak of 100 participating international technical officials from all over the world, which raises even more the interest and importance of this initiative, launched in 2023 by EWF, in the same format. The two EWF TC representatives presented in detail the very important roles of the Technical Controller…

Nowaday we know our Karl Rimböck more as the strict Jury President or Official, but Charly, as he is called among friends, is one of the most long-lived and active personalities in the weightlifting world. Born in Memmingen on the 26 th of August 1950, he began his weightlifting career in 1964 with a third place at the German Youth Championships. At that time there was still the three-styles competition and in 1971 he managed 142.5 kg in the snatch, 140 kg in the press and 170 kg in the clean and jerk. Karl Rimböck awarded during the BVDG Congress…

On the 21 st of September 2024, in Baunatal, at the German Weightlifting Electoral Congress, Florian Sperl was confirmed as President of the German Weightlifting Federation (BVDG) for a further term. Sperl, who has been president since 2020, can look back on a successful of office. The entire board and the expert advisors were also elected.Much has been achieved in the past four years to secure the future of the sport in Germany. An important milestone was the implementation of the “Agenda 2028”, a strategic plan, which paves the way for the future of weightlifting in Germany. Furthermore, personnel restructuring…

On the 16 September, the 2024 Oceanian Weightlifting Federation’s Electoral Congress was held in Suva, Fiji.The OWF had the honor of the presence of the President of the IWF, Mr. Mohamed Jalood and the President of PANAM, Mr. Jose Quinones.The elections went as follows:1. The Hon. Marcus Stephen (Nauru) was re-elected in the position of President of the OWF.2. Paul Coffa (Australia) was unopposed and declared the General Secretary of the OWF.3. The 1st Vice President re-elected was Jerry Wallwork from Samoa.The three Vice President positions:• Della Shaw Elder (Fiji) was re elected unopposed.• Luisa Peters (Cook Islands) – re…

The Junior World Championships started today, the 19 th of September 2024, in Leon with the first competition session, that of the 49 Kg Group B category.With less than 24 hours before the start of the IWF World Junior Championships in Leon, the opening Press Conference of the event took place in the Town Hall of the Spanish historical city. Vicente Canuria, in charge of the municipal Sports’ affairs, welcomed Antonio Conflitti, President of the European Weightlifting Federation and IWF Executive Board Member, and Constatino Iglesias, President of the Spanish Weightlifting Federation, for a brief presentation of the competition. “We…