INTERNATIONAL Weightlifting Federation director general Attila Adamfi and IWF competitions manager Matyas Lencser have completed a three-day technical visit of Suva ahead of the upcoming Junior World Championship which will be held in June.
They have met with various stakeholders and have seen the progress that is currently being made to host an event of this calibre.
“We are happy having seen the training and competition venue at the same area,” Adamfi said.
“It is just a short walk away from each other.
“Also the distance between the competition venue and the various hotels is about 10 minutes so that will provide ideal conditions for the athletes to perform at their best, especially considering this event as an important milestone in the qualification to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.”
Adamfi is also a technical delegate for the 2019 Pacific Games and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Despite the unavailability of the original venue, the Vodafone Arena, Adamfi is happy that the alternative venue, the FMF Gymnasium will be prepared by the Fiji Sports Council to be able to host the championship and warm-up areas before time.
“I am grateful to Dr Robin Mitchell, the chair of the organising committee and to the president of Weightlifting Fiji Atma Maharaj for the tireless work they’re putting in to deliver this world event.
“This is a very important competition as this is Gold Level ranking competition and a Tokyo 2020 qualification event. ”
Fiji is the first Pacific country to be given the hosting rights to host a World Weightlifting Championship since the last time an event was held in Oceania in Melbourne, Australia back in 1993.
