May 9th saw the NSW Weightlifting Association host another one of its famous fundraising dinners. This years dinner saw the attendance of over 600 people making it the largest fundraising event in world weightlifting as quoted my Mr Sam Coffa President of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association. We must firstly thank Mr Luke Borreggine, Mr Steve Tikkanen and Miss Nadeene Latif on their suburb effort before, during and after the event. But we must also thank all those who attend and those who purchased items through the main and silent auctions. Without this support the sport of weightlifting in NSW would not be were it is today.

Men:               1^st – New Zealand – 2 positions

                        2^nd – Australia – 1 position

                        3^rd – Nauru – 1 position

Women:          1^st – Australia – 1 positions

                        2^nd – PNG – 1 position

                        3^rd – Samoa - 1 position

The 2008 AWF Club Tournament which was held on the 15^th March at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Team placing’s as follows:

1^st – Titans Weightlifting Club (Team 1)

2^nd – Titans Weightlifting Club (Team 2)

3^rd – Pheonix Weightlifting Club (Team 1)

NSWWA would like to also congratulate Burwood Weightlifting Club and Triumph Weightlifting Club for participating in this event

The NSW Weightlifting would like to congratulate Luke Borreggine (Head Coach), Steve Tikkanen (Coach), Musa Kamara, Malek Chamoun, Nadeene Latif and Emmanuel Citton  on their selection to represent Australia at the upcoming Oceania Championship to be held in Auckland New Zealand from March 26th to April 1st.

Well it is that time again for NSW Weightlifting Association to host a fundraiser Dinner. The Event will be held on Friday9th May 2008 at the Le Montage in Leichhardt. For further information please contact Luke Borreggine on 0416 233 600. Also see attached flyer for the event. Flyer 1

Please see the following link for the AWF Standards for 2008. AWF International Standards 2008.pdf

Please see the following link 2008 WADA Prohibitied List.pdf for an update ASADA/WADA Prohibited List. Also a notice to all athletes that if you take any type of medication ? PLEASE GET IT CHECKED BY YOUR DOCTOR THAT IT IS NOT ON THE PROHIBITATED ASADA LIST. If it is then you and your doctor need to fill in some paperwork, please see Steve regarding this. For further information visit www.asada.gov.au.
 

Please be advised of the following date changes for the 2008 calendar of events:

DFS Club Competition from 23/1/08 to 30/1/08

Titans Club Competition from 29/2/08 to 22/2/08

NSW Senior Championships moved to 5/7/08

The NSW qualifying totals for 2008 have been released. Please click on the following link to view them. 2008 totals.xls

Please be informed that as of the 1^st January 2008 the NSW Weightlifting Association has implemented new rules in relation to Club membership and Competitions. The purpose of this is to consolidate the representation of clubs hosting competitions and also members helping in facilitating the running of events. For further information please click on the following link Dear Members.doc

Congratulations to the following athletes on their selection onto the NSWIS Team for 2008.

Females: Nadeene Latif and Elena Palamara

Males: Malek Chamoun, Emmanuel Citton, Peter Hardiman, Jason Huynh, Damien Ussia

Emerging Star: Micheal Ogilvie and John Ray Boukarim

Congratulations it the following athletes on their selection onto the NSWWA "A" Squad for 2008.

Females: Juanita White and Kathryn Davis

Males: Nick Leon, Musa Kamara and Valerie Sarava

Congratulations to athletes and officials who will be representing NSW or Titans at the Hawthorn Championships to be held on 14-15th December 2007 in Melbourne, Victoria.

NSW Team

Women:    Nadeene Latif                        Men:      Nick Leon

                Kathryn Davis                                     Musa Kamara

                Alexandra Stewart                              Michael Ogilvie

                                                                        Peter Hardiman

                                                                        Emmanuel Citton

                                                                        Malek Chamoun

Titans Team

Women:    Jane Dike                                Men:    Aaron Vlachos   

                Helen Petrovic                                    Jason Huynh

                                                                          Peter Stewart

                                                                          Damien Ussia

                                                                          Chris O'Doherty

                                                                          Adam Moussa

                                                                          Tony Campbell Cowie

Officials

Head Coach - Luke Borreggine                    Referee - Mary Macken

Coach - Steve Tikkanen                              Referee - Chris Michaelopoulos

Coach - Vince Boutros

Coach - George Chamoun

Coach - Don Stevenson

Manager - Paul Bayly

Congratulations to all lifters and officials for the wonderful performance at the recent Australian Open and U20 Championships held in Brisbane. Below are the results of the NSW Team members (if you would like to see the full list click on the following link Results - AUS Championships 2007 Open & U20 All.xls:

Mary Macken (48kg class) - 2nd open

Nadeene Latif (53kg class) - Did not total

Juanita White (63kg class) - 2nd U/20 and 3rd open

Elena Palamara (69kg class) - 2nd open

Alexi Stewart (69kg class) - 4th open

Kathryn Davis (75kg class) - 3rd open

Musa Kamara (69kg class) - 2nd open

Nick Leon (77kg class) - 3rd open

Malek Chamoun (77kg class) - 1st U/20 and 4th open

Michael Ogilvie (85kg class) - 5th open

Emmanuel Citton (94kg class) - 2nd open

Peter Stewart (94kg class) - 4th open

Valerie Sarava (105kg class) - 1st open

Pete Hardiman (105kg class) - 4th open

On behalf of all at the NSW Weightlifting Association we would like to congratulate John Way on his upgrade to Category 2 referee status. Well done John!

Click on the following links for information regarding the 2007 Australian Open Championship to be held in Brisbane.

2007 National Open U20 info 02.doc

Competition Timetable.pdf

Final Entries - Men v1.2.pdf

Final Entries - Women.pdf

Congratulations to Malek Chamoun on an outstanding performance at the recent Junior World Championships held in Prague. Malek totalled 277kg (127kg/150kg) to place 22nd overall. In the process Malek broke the U18 Australian Snatch and Total record for the 85kg category. We must not forget to congratulate George Chamoun on a job well done.

NSWIS athletes Malek Chamoun and Juanita White both competed for Australia at the recent Arafura Games that where held in Darwin from the 12th to 19th May. Malek performed well with a total of 275kg placing him 4th Arafura Senior, 2nd Arafura Jenior, 1st Commonwealth and Oceania Junior. Juanita did well with a total of 140kg placing here 3rd Arafura Senior and Junior and 2nd Commonwealth and Oceania Junior.

May 20th 2007 saw 23 NSW athletes compete for the title of NSW State champion in their respective bodyweight classes, congratulations to the following athletes who became NSW Champions:

Mary Mackem - 53kg, Elena Palamara - 69kg, Kathryn Davis - 75kg, Musa Karmara - 69kg, Nick Leon - 77kg, Alex Chatfield - 85kg, Emmanuel Citton - 94kg, Pete Hardiman - 105kg and Nathan Best - 105+kg. We must also congratulate Emmanuel Citton and Elena Palamara on being crowned Best Male and Female Lifters respectively. Well Done to all athletes who competed on the day.

Recently NSW entered in the yearly event of the Uesake Email Tournment. All athletes performed well, overall there were 1050 competitiors from 128 clubs. 798 male competitors and 252 female competitors. Here are the results of the Titans Weightlifting Team that took part in the tournament. Women - 53kg - Helen Petrovic - 16th, Mary Macken - 18th, 63kg - Juanita White - 12th, Jane Dike - 25th, Lauren Rose - 45th, 69kg - Elena Palamara - 5th, Holly Hawtin - 36th, 75kg - Kathryn Davis - 8th, Alexandra Stewart - 13th.

Men - 69kg - Musa Kamara - 13th, Patrick Canavan - 97th, 77kg - Nick Leon - 46th, Aaron Vlachos - 65th, Tony Campbell Cowie - 78th, Jason Huynh - 79th, Andrew Czeizler - 86th, Andrew Menechian - 108th, 85kg - Malek Chamoun - 12th, Paul Bayly - 54th, Brendon Shih - 74th, 94kg - Emmanuel Citton - 7th, Michael Ogilvie - 22nd, JR Boukarim - 50th, 105kg - Pete Hardiman - 14th, Peter Stewart - 32nd, Don Stevenson - 40th, Damien Ussea - 50th, 105+kg - Bernard Fetrie - 31st, Lee Ranoyan - 51st. For a full list of results please click on the following links:

2007 UESAKA INTERNATIONAL CLUB TOURNAMENT-  WOMEN.pdf

2007 UESAKA INTERNATIONAL CLUB TOURNAMENT- MEN.pdf

Congratulation the the following athletes on their performance at the U16 and U18 Australian Championships held in Sydney at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on the 20-21st April 2007.

Women: Lauren Rose - 1st U16 & 2nd U/18, Gabrielle Stapleton - 4th U/16

Men: Jason Hyunh - 2nd U/18, Malek Chamoun - 1st U/18 and best U/18 male lifter, JR Boukraim - 1st U/16 & 2nd U/18, Damien Ussia - 6th U/18, Patrick Canavon - 4th U/16, Alex Chatfield - 3rd U/18. To see a full list of male, female and team results please click on the following links:

Results - 2007 AUS U16 & U18 Women.pdf

Results 2007\2007 AUS U16 & U18 - Sinclair Women.pdf

Results 2007\Results - 2007 AUS U16 & U18 Men.pdf

Results 2007\2007 AUS U16 & U18 - Sinclair Men.pdf

Results 2007\Team Classification - 2007 AUS U16 & U18.pdf

Congratulations to Malek Chamoun on his recent performance at the Top Nutrition Titans Club Competition, breaking the U/18 Australian Records in the 77kg class, snatching 123kg and C+J of 153kg and a total of 276kg which qualified him for the Australian Team for the Junior World Championships to be held in Prague from the 7-16th June 2007. Well done and good luck Malek.

Congratulations to Malek Chamoun and Juanita White on their selection onto the Australian Team for the upcoming Arafura Games/Junior Oceania Championships to be held in Darwin from the 12-19th May 2007.

The qualifying standards for the 2007 NSW State Senior Championships are now available by clicking on the below link. If there are any questions regarding the qualifying standards please do not hesitate to contact the NSW Weightlifting Association office on 02 9746 8555 or via email nswwa@atu.com.au. NSW nationals qualifying.doc

Please be advised that the 2008 Oceania Weightlifting Championships (Beijing Olympic Qualification Event) will be held in Auckland, New Zealand from the 25th - 29th March 2008.

Congratulations to Luke Borreggine on his appointment to the position of Coach/Section Manager of the Weightlifting section of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team in Beijing. This will be Luke's fourth participation at the Olympic Games within the capacity of Head Coach.

Congratulations to Luke Borreggine who has been nominated into the finals for Administrator of the year and to Dr Robert Mitchell who has been nominated for Master of the year. The awards evening will be held at Waterview Convention Centre on the 13th February 2007.

Congratulations to the following athletes upon their selection on the 2007 NSWIS team:

Women: Nadeene Latif, Elena Palamara and Juanita White

Men: Valerie Sarava, Malek Chamoun and Emmanuel Citton

Emerging star: John Ray Boukarim

Head Coach: Luke Borreggine

Coach: Steve Tikkanen

Manager: Dr Robert Mitchell

Congratulations to the following athletes upon their selection on the 2007 NSWWA "A" squad:

Men: Michael Ogilvie, Pete Hardiman and Musa Kamara

It's official - NSW Weightlifting Head Quarters along with the Burwood Weightlifting Club High Performance Centre is relocating to Olympic Park within the State Sports Centre. The last competition of the year will be the Bruce Walsh Memorial in the name sake of the man who instigated the sport of weightlifting at the the Burwood Police Boys Club in 1967. In its 39 years, Burwood has produced hundred of champions, many becoming Olympians and other Commonwealth Games medallists. History will show that the "Burwood Weightlifting Club" had character, built self esteem, optimised elitism and was a home to many "a weightlifting family" whereby boys and girls became men and women respectively.

Congratulations to all athletes for their performance at the 2006 Australian Open and U/20 National Championships that were held in Melbourne from the 8th - 10th September 2006. Below are the results from the championships:

Mary Macken (48kg class) - 2nd open

Nadeene Latif (53kg class) - 1st open

Deborah Groves (58kg class) - 3rd open

Juanita White (63kg class) - 2nd U/20 and 3rd open

Astrid Loch-Wilkinson (69kg class) - 3rd open

Elena Palamara (69kg class) - Did not total

Alexi Stewart (75kg class) - 2nd open

Kathryn Davis (75kg class) - 1st U/20

Malek Chamoun (77kg class) - 1st U/20 and 1st open

Paul Bayly (77kg class) - Did not total

Michael Ogilvie (85kg class) - 4th open

Chris O'Doherty (85kg class) - 7th open

Emmanuel Citton (94kg class) - 4th open

Pete Hardiman (105kg class) - 5th open

Mitchil Mann (105kg class) - 1st U/20 and 3rd open

The NSW team for the 2006 Australian Open and U20 National Championships has been selected. The following athetes and officials have been selected:

Women: Mary Macken, Nadeene Latif, Deborah Groves, Juanita White, Astrid Loch-Wilkinson, Elena Palamara, Alexandra Stewart and Kathryn Davis.

Men: Malek Chamoun, Steve Styianidis, Paul Bayly, Chris O'Doherty, Emmanuel Citton, Michael Ogilvie, Mitchil Mann and Pete Hardiman.

Officials: Luke Borreggine (Head Coach), Steve Tikkanen (Coach), George Chamoun (Coach) and Dr Robert Mitchell (Manager)

The 2006 Commonwealth, Oceania and South Pacific Championships and 1st Pacific Rim International that was recently held in Apia Samoa, where NSW had 4 athletes on the Australian team and 4 athletes representing NSW. The competition was great with many athletes performing well. Juanita - competing for the first time as an Australian representative did well placing 3rd in the Junior Oceania and Junior Commonwealth with a total of 139kg. Malek performed extremely well also competing for the first time as an Australian representative taking home gold in the Junior Commonwealth and Oceania with a total of 255kg. Nadeene did well to increase her total after competing at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games bringing home gold in Senior Oceania, Commonwealth and Pacific Rim with a total of 153kg. Unfortunately Elena competing for the first time for Australia, was unable to secure a total on the day. NSW on the other had had mixed results. Kathryn did extremely well with a new total of 138kg - a 7kg improvement from her last competition. Chris also did well with a 195kg total. Both Mary and Emmanuel where unable to secure a total on the day. Well done to Luke Borreggine, George Chamoun and Vince Boutros for the great coaching that they provided us.

Valeri Sarava (Senior Male) pulled out due to injury, Nadeene Latif (Senior Female), Elena Palamara (Junior Female), Juanita White (Junior Female) and Malek Chamoun (Junior Male) have all been selected to represent Australia at the up coming Commonwealth, Oceania and South Pacific Championships and 1st Pacific Rim International to be held in Apia, Samoa from the 11th - 15th July 2006. Well done and good luck to all athletes.

Congratulations to the following athletes and officials that have been selected to represent NSW at the Oceania and South Pacific Championships in Samoa in July.

Women: Mary Macken, Nadeene Latif, Juanita White, Elena Palamara, and Kathyrn Davis.

Men: William Vasil, Malek Chamoun, Chris O'Doherty and Emmanuel Citton.

Coaches and Officials: Chief De Mission/Head Coach - Luke Borreggine, Manager/Coach - Vince Boutros, Coach - George Chamoun.