​TALAKHADZE Lasha took it all

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by Admin on 09/29/2019 at 3:30 du.
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The Olympic and multiple World Champion, Georgian title defender, TALAKHADZE Lasha won the +109kg bodyweight category competition with a fantastic performance at the last day of the 2019 IWF World Championships.
TALAKHADZE gave no chance for the rest of the field and collected all the Gold Medals breaking all World Records on the way. In the Snatch, he started at 208kg, then went ahead to lift 215kg and 220kg, improving his own World Record by 2kg.
In the Clean and Jerk, he secured the first place with a 247kg lift, then 255kg before he jumped up to 264kg. He easily cleaned this as well, setting an amazing World Record.
This means the best of all times World Record in the superheavyweight category is now 484kg.
Armenian MINASYAN Gor took home three Silver Medals (212, 248, 460). His compatriot, ALEKSANYAN Ruben clinched two of the Bronze Medals, the Clean and Jerk and Total (192, 245, 437), while Algerian BIDANI Walid (ALG) was third in the first lift with 200kg.

MARTIROSYAN defended his title

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by Admin on 09/26/2019 at 2:06 de.
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Defending champion Armenian MARTIROSYAN Simon won all three Gold Medals in the men’s 109kg bodyweight category. He triumphed in the Clean and Jerk and Total effortlessly but had a hard fight for the Snatch first place.
First in the Snatch, this year’s Asian Champion and 2018 World Championships Silver Medallist, Chinese YANG Zhe set a World Record with 197kg. Right after him, 2008 Olympic Champion ARAMNAU Andrei (BLR) broke the record with 198kg. MARTIROSYAN had the final word, who raised the bar to 199kg.
In the Clean and Jerk, the Armenian secured the Gold Medal with his first lift (230kg), then came out for a World Record attempt at 241kg, but this proved too much for him, and the World Record remained 240kg, held by himself.
The Silver Medal in this lift went to Uzbek DJURAEV Akbar with 229kg. The 19-year-old lifter, Junior World Champion this year broke his own World Records five times on the way.
ARAMNAU clinched the Clean and Jerk Bronze with 228kg and the Total order was the same as in the Snatch.

2019 IWF World Championships opens in Pattaya

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by Admin on 09/18/2019 at 2:51 du.
Posted In: Beszámoló

 

The 2019 IWF World Championships opened in Pattaya today with an Opening Ceremony which showcased the best of Thailand’s rich culture.

The Ceremony began with a video which took the audience on a journey across the beautiful resort of Pattaya and the surrounding region. It was followed by a drum and wind instrument musical performance before IWF President Tamas Ajan and TAWA President Madam Boossaba Yodbangtoey addressed the audience alongside the Mayor of Pattaya.

IWF President Ajan said:

“This is a very special occasion. We are very grateful and happy that TAWA has invited the weightlifting family for these World Championships. This is a very important event: 100 countries with more than 600 competitors from all five continents from the world are here. I thank TAWA and the Executive Board members who are here and we are ready to celebrate a fantastic competition.”

The IWF President officially declared the World Championships open which was the cue for the flag parade of the 100 participating nations. The host country’s flag was raised to the Thai national anthem.

The final act of an engaging ceremony was a traditional Thai drum performance.

The World Championships will run until the 27 September.

EWF TRAINING CAMP&SEMINAR 24TH-29TH AUGUST 2019 VENTSPILS-LAT FINISHED!

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by Admin on 09/08/2019 at 7:54 du.
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EWF Training Camp & Scientific Seminar held in Ventspils between 24th-29thAugust 2019. Total Eighty-eight delegate attended the EWF Training Camp&Seminar. Composition of the delegate is fifty-five athletes, thirty coaches and three EWF Officials from fourteen EWF Member Federations (BEL, DEN, EST, FIN, GBR, ITA, IRL, ISL, LTU, MLT, NOR, POL, SMR, TUR). 

EWF GS Dr. Hasan Akkus welcomes all delegate on behalf of the EWF. Then Chairman of EWC CR&SC Mr. Colin Buckley gave detail information about program of training camp and seminar.
EWF Officials in Ventspil are:
Dr. Hasan Akkus – EWF General Secretary,
Colin Buckley – Chairman of EWF Coaching Research & Scientific Committee,
Eduards Andruskevics – Member of EWF Coaching Research & Scientific Committee.
Each day started early morning with exercises at beach in track&field area at the Olympic Center then after breakfast they go to weightlifting centre for morning session training. Afternoon training sessions start at 15:00 and after dinner coaches and athletes attend the daily seminar.
All exercise sessions were planned and coached by Mr. Buckley and Mr. Andruskevics.
During the training camp, coaches shared their personal experiences with each other.
EWF thanks to member federation for sending their national coaches and athletes to the EWF Training Camp & Scientific Seminar and thanks to Latvian Olympic Committee and Weightlifting Federation for supporting the event.
Special thanks to Mr. Colin Buckley, Mr. Eduards Andruskevics for valuable contribution to the EWF Training Camp and Seminar.
In addition, EWF thanks to IWF for financially supporting the EWF event.
The EWF Training Camp & Seminar finished on 28thAugust 2019 and delegate departed on 29thAugust 2019.
Link for photos:

https://www.ewfed.com/2019-ventspils-lat-ewf-training-camp.html

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AUSTRIAN WL PRESIDENT GERHARD PEYA RECEIVED GOLDEN HONOUR MEDAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

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by Admin on 06/24/2019 at 3:27 du.
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The President of the Austrian Weightlifting Federation received in 2109, May 28th2019 the prestigious award of the Republic of Austria in the banquet hall of the Palais Dietrichstein in Vienna. The ceremony was initiated by Ensemble Wild with the Camellia polka by Johann Strauss. The cabinet director delivered the eulogy before presenting the honorary sign.

Gerhard Peya started his athletic career as a 14-year-old 1968. He was 1972 Austrian Youth Champion. In 1977 bronze at the state championships. In 1984 he finished his active career.

-The occasion of the honor, however, is his activity as a functionary. Mr. Gerhard Peya was already from 1977 as a referee, 1980 int. referee II and 1984 IWF referee I, as coach and board member in the region Lower Austrian Weightlifting Association.

The Congress of the European Weightlifting Federation elected the Austrian from 1995 to 1999 in the Technical Commission. 

From 1992 to date – 27 years – he is a member of the executiveboard of the Austrian Weightlifting Federation. The first mandate as president he exercised from 1998 to 2001. His second mandate was elected President from 2013 to 2016 and currently from 2016 to 2020. 

In this function, Mr. Gerhard Peya represents the trade association externally and is chairman of the board and the federal executive committee.

Numerous publications, statistics, analyzes, the publication of the book "Weightlifting in Austria – Balance of athletic pursuit", further includes the work as an editor of the official federation newspaper to the activities of the thoroughbred functionary.

Source: News and Photo provided by Austrian WF

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