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On March 4, 2023, in San Marino, EWF AC held its annual auditor’s meeting. In the office of the IWF General Secretary, Dr Antonio Urso, the audit of EWF financial activities for the entire year of 2022 was conducted in San Marino, in the presence of the EWF AC Chairman, Patrick Fassott, together with the AC members, Michel Tschan, Juan Lama Arenales, Andreas Degwerth, EWF President, Antonio Conflitti, EWF Treasurer, Astrit Hasani, and EWF General Secretary, Milan Mihajlovic. The EWF AC report will be presented at the EWF Congress in Yerevan in April 2023.

On March 3, 2023, the Croatian Weightlifting Federation held its election assembly for the new leadership in Zagreb, Croatia. Former President Nikolay Pechalov opted not to stand for re-election, opening the field to two new candidates.In a closely contested election, Bosko Cavka won by one vote against his opponent, Damir Plosnic. Ante Vuković, Stipe Lukić, Petar Bertagnin, Petar Heraković, Ervin Reljac, and Nino Nikolić are among the seven members of the executive board.Amar Music was re-elected General Secretary while simultaneously taking over as head coach of the senior national team. Ensar Music has been named the new head coach of the cadet…

The SportMalta Awards winners were announced on Saturday night, February 25th, at a gala ceremony at the Sir Temi Zammit Hall in the University of Malta.The finals of the 63rd edition featured the cream of Maltese sport. This year’s awards ceremony was co-hosted by the Malta Sports Journalists Association and SportMalta, with support from the Ministry of Education, Sport, Youth, Research, and Innovation.At the live show, 11 awards were presented, seven of which were determined by jury votes.Tenishia Thornton, a weightlifter, returned home with two prizes. The gold medalist from last year’s World and European Youth Championships kept her title…

Romania will organize next summer from the 24th of July to the 3rd of August the European Weightlifting Championships for Juniors and U23 in Bucharest.EWF representatives were received by the Romanian Weightlifting Federation’s General Secretary Alexandru Padure, a Member of the EWF Executive Board, who presented the organization plan, the locations identified for the competition and training, as well as the accommodation structures that will provide full-service for the delegations.The EWF officials on February 20th, inspected together the RomExpo pavilions in Bucharest where the official competition and training will take place, as well as all the annexed spaces, which will…

Mr. Silvestre Fonseca Meet Mr. Silvestre Fonseca, the Portuguese weightlifting coach and athlete who has dedicated decades of his life to the sport. Now at 82 years old, just a few weeks before turning 83 he is still going strong and is an inspiration to athletes all over Portugal.  In this exclusive interview, Mr. Silvestre Fonseca talks about his early days as a weightlifter, what motivated him to take up the sport, and the mentors and role models who helped him along the way. He also shares his thoughts on the changes in weightlifting over the years and what he believes…

The Italian Weightlifting Federation and EWF mourn the passing of Dr. Carmelo Ciotta, the historic face of our sport in Italy, first as an athlete, then as manager and doctor of the Federation. 79 years old last February 7, Carmelo Ciotta, Emeritus Master of Olympic Weightlifting, founded the “Polisportiva Dynamo Club” of Palermo in the ‘70s, where he discovered many athletes and champions of the discipline: among them the Olympic bronze medalist Nino Pizzolato and his brother Fabio , Jennifer Lombardo, Giorgia Russo, Giorgio De Luca and coach Domenico Marzullo. A long career as a manager, to which he added…

The eagerly anticipated 2023 EWF European Weightlifting Youth and U15 Championships were announced by Minister Topala during a press conference held by the Ministry of Education and Research on February 17, 2023. The Moldavian Weightlifting Federation and the European Weightlifting Federation will team up to hold the event in beautiful Chisinau, the capital city of the Republic of Moldova. The conference featured notable attendees as Sergiu Gurin, the Secretary of State in charge of special projects and sport, Antonio Conflitti, the EWF President, Dr. Milan Mihajlovic, the EWF General Secretary, Alexandru Padure, the EWF Competition Manager, and Tudor Casapu, the…

With heavy heart we share the devastating news of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye, Kahramanmaraş and its surrounding provinces. The aftermath of the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes has left a trail of destruction and heartache, with a staggering loss of lifes and numerous buildings crumbled.Search and rescue national and international teams are working tirelessly across 10 provinces, continuing their efforts to locate survivors amidst the rubble. The total death toll has surpassed 35.000.Such massive tragedy could not avoid to affect our weightlifting family. It is with deep sorrow that we share the loss of three dear people who were…

Presidents and Secretary Generals of the IWF Continental Federations are gathering this weekend in Rome, Italy to discuss plans to accelerate weightlifting’s reform and development around the world.The annual Intercontinental Meeting is being held for the first time under the sport’s new global leadership, following the election of IWF President Mohammed Jalood and the appointment of IWF Secretary General Antonio Urso in 2022.Representatives from all five Continental Federations were present as the meeting got underway on Friday, February 10 with a visit to the headquarters of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI.)CONI President and Member of the International Olympic Committee…

Rome, Italy – On February 9th, 2023, at the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Headquarters in Rome, Italy a meeting was held, to discuss the future activities of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) and the better involvement of European weightlifting in the EOC.The meeting was attended by key figures in the European Olympic world, including Kgc Raffaele Pagnozzi, PhD, the EOC Secretary General, Steve Scott, the European Games Liaison Officer, and Rossana Ciuffetti, the EOC Chief of Staff, and on the other side, Kt Antonio Conflitti, EWF President and Dr Milan Mihajlovic, EWF General Secretary.During the meeting, the EOC Secretary General,…