USAWA

by Steve Gardner

Information from the IAWA World Council Meeting
(held on Friday 9th October at 7pm on the eve of the Championships:

The Chairman: Al Myers opened the Meeting and went through the order of business…with reports on:
1 The minutes from the 2014 Council Meeting – all agreed by those who had been present that they were an accura…te account.
2 The World Postal Championships Steve Gardner was asked to run the event in August again, using three lifts from the 2016 World Championships, this year’s event had 67 lifters and 23 teams from 6 different Countries
3 All International Vice Presidents remaining in position
4 A report on international Development – It was reported that it is looking like a group will become active in Northern Ireland thanks to the work being undertaken currently by Steve Gardner and Stevie Shanks
5 The promoter for the 2016 Gold Cup: Al Myers spoke about his arrangements for the event which will take place in Kansas USA and
6 The 2016 World Championships: A letter had been received from New Zealand to say that they were very sorry but for a number of reasons they would no longer be able to run the 2016 World Championships. A promoter had been sourced however after discussion Denny Habecker had offered to run the event in Lebanon PA USA in October 2016. – All agreed that this be the venue for the 2016 Championships, and a list of 6 lifts were accepted as the official lifts for the event:
Day One: Continental Clean, Pullover and Push, 2 Hands Vertical Bars (both 2”)
Day Two: Alternate Grip Clean and Press, One Hand Clean and Jerk on Barbell, Two Hands Ciavattone Deadlift
7 There was nothing to report by the Technical Secretary Dennis Mitchell
8 There being no further business Al Myers Closed the Meeting….