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Thornton Tenishia, won the Female Youth Athlete of the Year Award at the 62nd edition of the SPORTMALTA Awards. Tenishia Thornton Maltese weightlifter finished sixth in the IWF World Rankings last year at the age of 16. Despite being the youngest athlete in the tournament, she earned a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Senior Championships in Tashkent. She holds two Commonwealth Records in the Snatch and Total events and is Malta’s top overall athlete. This was Thornton’s second year in a row winning this award in this category.

Weightlifting Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Elections were held on 19th of April 2022, in the capital city of Sarajevo.Mr. Nedim Masic was reconfirmed for a new term as General Secretary and the newly elected structure of the federation’s leadership has maintained its Constitutional commitments to highlight gender equality and increase the participation of athletes in the decision-making process.New elected Executive Board: Mr. Nermin Begic – President Ms. Enisa Masic – Female President Mr. sci. Nedim Masic – General SecretaryEB Members: Prof.dr.sci. Mensur Vrcic Emir Karaibrahimovic Benjamin Druskic – Active athlete Faris Durak – Active athlete Almira Lizde Almir Karkelja…

2022 EWF European Youth & U15 Championships were reallocated to Raszyn POL. The competition is planned to be held from August 10 to August 18.2023 EWF European Senior Championships were allocated to Yerevan ARM. The competition is planned to be held in April 2023.The Members of the EWF Executive Board met in a productive online Meeting on Tuesday, during which important decisions of the Continental Federation’s Agenda were deliberated.In addition to reaching the current points regarding the reporting of the work and plan of activities of the EWF President, General Secretary, Treasurer, Technical and Auditors Committees, and Fair Play Commission,…

Slovenian Weightlifting Federation held elections on 9.4.2022. in Kranj.  Mr. Damjan Canzek, President of the Slovenian Weightlifting Federation, was trusted with a new four years mandate as President and Mr. Slavko Laljek was trusted new four years mandate as General Secretary.  New elected Executive Board: President Damjan Čanžek, General Secretary Slavko Laljek, EB members: Anže Kosmač, Matej Mavsar i Juš Rožnik Novak. EWF congratulates and wishes all the best to the new leadership of the Slovenian Weightlifting Federation and the best sports results in the future.   

With a wide audience that crossed the continental borders, the EWF Technical Committee concluded the first round of the four online seminars series proposed to Technical Officials interested in international activity. Once again, 85 participants took part in the last of the four webinars held, this time by EWF Technical Committee Member Mr. Tryggve Duun.During the 90-minutes meeting, moderated by the EWF TC Chairwoman Ms. Tina Beiter, all the general aspects related to the role of the referee in international competitions were presented. The participants were more active than ever by asking questions and expressing live opinions, thus creating the…

Members of the EWF Auditors Committee, which oversees the financial reporting and approval of the EWF’s accounts on an annual basis, met in San Marino for an ordinary working meeting, on Saturday, 09.04.2022, led up by Chairman Mr. Patrick Fassott, in accordance of art. 14 of the EWF Constitution. The Auditors Committee made up by Members Mr. Tschan Michel, Mr. Arenales Juan Lama carried out their activity together with the EWF Treasurer, Dr. Astrit Hasani. The meeting was also attended by EWF President, Mr. Antonio Conflitti, EWF General Secretary Dr. Milan Mihajlovic and EWF Honorary President, Dr. Antonio Urso who…

85 participants, the largest audience so far, have attended, on Wednesday, the third of the four educational training sessions series addressed to the International Technical Officials from Europe and not only. EWF Technical Committee Chairwoman, Ms. Tina Beiter with an impressive experience as international referee in various international events and Tokyo 2020 OG, has reached all the important points related to the activity of the members of the Jury who officiate at international competitions. In addition to the regulatory technical explanations, a wide-ranging discussion was also devoted to the analysis of some practical cases met in competition. The participants interacted…

The Electoral Congress of the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation was held on 19 February 2022.Mr. Inam Karimov was elected by Congress as President of the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation.Vice-President of the Federation: Mr. Sabuhi MehdizadeFederation Board members:Mr. Anar HuseynovMr. Nihat MammadliMr. Asif MammadovMr. Aydin AghaaliyevEWF congratulate to Mr. Inam Karimov and wish him and the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation all the best in future work. Mr. Inam Karimov, President of the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation.

76 participants have attended, on Tuesday, the second of the four educational training sessions series addressed to the International Technical Officials from Europe. This time it was the turn of lecturer Mr. Taisto Kuoppala, International Referee Category I, to present the important role of the technical controller in competition. The panelist caught the attention of the participants by sharing his rich experience and challenges encountered as a technical official at the most prestigious international weightlifting competitions over decades. The meeting took place interactively, with participants being able to ask questions and receive real-time answers from the panelist. EWF TC has…

The preliminary entries for the European Senior Championships in 2022 are now closed.National federations submitted 426 athletes for preliminary entrance, which is a sufficient number.Preliminary entries by nationsPreliminary entries by BW The following are important dates for future activities:Event descriptionfromtoAccommodation and Transportation Entries 29-03-202228-04-2022Final Entries 24-04-202228-04-2022Invoices and Payments 01-05-202205-05-2022Online Final Verification 22-05-202225-05-2022Competition 28-05-202205-06-2022