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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…
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…