Author: ewfAdmin

Inspiring Story of Vencelas Dabaya Tientcheu’s Vencelas Dabaya Tientcheu is a true inspiration to athletes around the world. Born in Cameroon, Tientcheu grew up with a love for sports and began lifting weights at a young age. After moving to France to pursue his passion for weightlifting, he quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a European and World champion and an Olympic medalist. In this candid interview, Tientcheu shares his journey, his motivations, and his plans for the future. 2008 Olympic games – Silver medal 69kg cat.2006 World Championships – Gold Medal 69kg cat.2005 World Championships – Bronze Medal 69kg cat.2012…

Encouraging news as the International Sports Press Association Europe (AIPS Europe) confirmed a Memorandum of Understanding for strengthen the relationship between sport and media with the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) during the Executive Committee Meeting held in Istanbul from 9 to 11 March, 2023.  Following the agreement, the EWF and AIPS Europe will work together to promote weightlifting throughout Europe, boosting media coverage and reaching broader audiences. Together, the two groups will endeavor to promote sports and raise the visibility of the weightlifting sport. EWF EB member Jesmond Caruana, EWF Athletes Commission Chairman  will coordinate the common activities between the…

Alexandru Padure, President of Romanian Weightlifting Federation Alexandru Padure has been unanimously elected as the new President of the Romanian Weightlifting Federation. The elections took place on Tuesday, 14th March 2023, during the Ordinary General Congress held in the National Sports Complex of Bascov, that will also host the first weightlifting competitions of this year: the Romanian Cup for Junior III, dedicated to 9-12 years old athletes and the Romanian Cup for Junior I U20.Acting General Secretary, Padure, was voted by all 30 representatives of the affiliated clubs with voting right, the other counter-candidate, Gheorghe Biris, Vice-President of the FRH,…

Between March 10 and 12, in Halmstad, Sweden, a reference town for the weightlifting movement in Europe and the world, being the city where the headquarters of the most famous weightlifting bars are located, took place the launch of the IWF and EWF pilot program for coaches licensing, in front of over 70 delegates, technicians and officials of EWF Member Federations. The work sessions included presentations by the members of the EWF and IWF Technical Committees, an extremely important presentation of the International Testing Agency for Anti-Doping education, simulations of completing specific courses on the ADEL platform and other interventions…

Dilara Narin, a young Turkish weightlifter, is rapidly creating a mark in the professional weightlifting scene. After overcoming countless difficulties and challenges along the way, Narin has risen to the pinnacle of her sport. Narin joins us for an exclusive interview to talk about her journey, training routine, and what it takes to be a great weightlifter. Join us as we look at this rising star’s life and find what sets her apart from the others.2022 EWF Championships – Bronze medal 81kg cat.2022 II International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament – Gold Medal 87kg cat.2022 5th Islamic Solidarity Games – Gold medal 81kg…

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…