MESSAGE OF THE IWF PRESIDENT
No doubt, the year of 2016 was the year of South America in the world of sport. The most magnificent of all sporting events, the Summer Olympic Games, finally came to this continent and was hosted by Brazil with great success.
Apart from the Olympic Games and beyond, South America – especially in the sport of weightlifting – is the emerging region and can display the fastest-growing sport in a global context. Especially Colombia and Ecuador have emerged as leading nations in weightlifting with their Olympic and world champions and medal winners in nearly all major events.
Almost all Pan-American events are increasingly concentrated in South America which has been showing remarkable activity in recent years. IWF Youth World Championships hosted by Lima, Peru in 2015 and the IWF World Championships will return there in 2018.
In the same year, all eyes of the Olympic Movement will once again be on South America: the 2018 Youth Olympic Games will be hosted by Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Undoubtedly, the driving force behind South America’ s rise and engine of the progress is Mr. José Quinones, President of the Peruvian Olympic Committee, Vice President of the IWF and President of the Peruvian Weightlifting Federation. The latest proof of the top-level management and support to the weightlifting sport is this magnificent and professional South-American Weightlifting Review! Please accept my warmest greetings and congratulations on this beautiful publication now available to all interested readers all over the world!
Furthermore, please be assured of the IWF’ s continued support to the development of South America and my warmest wishes, congratulations and greetings to the Editors and all Readers of the Review!
Dr. Tamás Aján IWF President IOC Honorary Member
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