WALDEMAR BASZANOWSKI RE-ELECTED EWF PRESIDENT

Poland’s Waldemar Baszanowski has been elected to serve a second term as president of the European Weightlifting Federation. The European Federation’s Electoral Congress was held in the spa resort of Loutraki, 80 kilometres west of Athens, on the eve of the 2003 European Championships which begin on Tuesday 15 April. Mr. Baszanowski was the sole candidate for the presidency. Yannis Sgouros, president of the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation was re-elected as 1st vice-president of the EWF. The Congress also confirmed the following venues as hosts of future competitions: Kiev (Ukraine) will host the 2004 senior European Championships, next April; Burgas (Bulgaria) will host the 2004 junior European Championships in September of that year; and Stavanger (Norway) will host the 2004 under-17 European Championships in July of that year.

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