No.140 OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF INTERNATIONAL WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION WEIGHTLIFTING BEST OF 2016 IWF President Dr. Tamás Aján with WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING’s Jenő Boskovics Lifter of the Year Trophy 2016” winners TANASAN Sopita, THA and ROSTAMI Kianoush, IRI IWF SZAKA, JÓZSEF PHOTO: 2016 2017 2017 WORLD RANKING LISTS YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS EUROPEAN AND ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Published by International Weightlifting Federation DR. TAMÁS AJÁN IWF President IOC Honorary Member MA WENGUANG IWF General Secretary Editor-in-Chief KORNÉL JANCSÓ Senior Editor ANIKÓ NÉMETH-MÓRA Communication Director LILLA ROZGONYI Photos JÓZSEF SZAKA Art Editor Crazy Panda Studio Graphic Design Marcell Studio (www.marcelltamas.hu) Spanish & Russian Editions DAVID COLON ARROYO MARINA SHAFIT CONTENTS No. 140 ÁGNES LUKÁCSFALVI 02-03 | Foreword Printed by TypoNova 04-07 | Lifters of the Year 2016 and 2015 (www.typonova.hu) 08-17 | 2016 World Ranking Lists All communications:
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