1. Welcome by the President and the Meet Director

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European Powerlifting Federation

CONGRESS 2007. 7th May in Koscian, Poland. . AGENDA.

1. Welcome by the President and the Meet director 2. Roll call of Nations and Delegates...... Dietmar Wolf 3. Presidents address...... Arnulf Wahlström 4. Minutes of the last Congress. 5. The Account with the balance sheet. Treasurers report...... Alain Hammang Auditors report...... Pavol Müller Approval of budget for 2007………………………. Alain Hammang 6. General Secretary report...... Dietmar Wolf 7. Committee Reports: - Technical ...... Myriam Busselot - Law and Legislation ...... Kalevi Sorsa - Disciplinary ...... Pavol Müller - Finance....(see Auditors report)...... Pavol Müller - Appeal ………………………………………………. Detlev Albrings 8. Elections 9. Proposals 10. New member Applicants 11. Action on Delinquent Nations 12. Hall of Fame 13. Bids and confirmation on Future Championships 14. Any other Business 15. Adjournment ...... ………………. Technical meeting with team nominations and technical details after the Congress. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

1 D:\Docs\2017-12-17\01e1494e1360dd3acc54aa1518bd500e.doc 3) President’s report to the 2007 EPF Congress. By Arnulf Wahlstrom Welcome. On behalf of the EPF I wish delegates and guests welcome to the 2007 European Congress. I want to thank the organiser, by the meet director Jacek Urbaniak and the Polish PF’s President Pawel Filleborn, for inviting us to Koscian. I am looking forward to a pleasant stay and a very well organised championship.

European Championships 2006. A lot of hard work and good planning created European championships of good technical and social standard in 2006. Statistics show that all together 718 lifters took part in European championships in year 2006 and this is 23 lifters more than the year before. It is a high standard on European lifters and Anna Olsson from Sweden and Jaroslaw Olech from Poland was awarded European lifters 2006.

European championships were organised in:  Prostejov, Czech Rep. (Open) 92 (*95) Men and 56 (*66) Women  Bratislava, Slovakia. (Juniors) 92 (*57) Men and 48 (*31) Women  Prostejov, Czech Rep. (Masters) 148 (*140) Men and 30 (*23) Women  Bordeaux, France (Benchpress) 69 (*79) Men and 41 (*56)Women  Frydek-Mistek, Czech Rep. (Benchpress Masters) 111 (*115) Men and 31 (*33) Women * = numbers in 2005.

Antidoping work. In year 2006, we made 135 doping tests at European championships and 11 lifters were suspended due to positive doping results and one case is still pending. This is a discouraging result meaning that about 9 % of the doping tested lifters were positive. The fight against doping is not easy but IPF and EPF are determined to increase the focus on member nations that do not have a serious national antidoping program. In 2006 both Russia and Ukraine PF’s were suspended by IPF due to not following the WADA recommendations concerning antidoping. More nations may face such suspension if they do not work seriously with their national antidoping program.

30 years celebration of EPF. 14 May 1977 the EPF was founded in Turku, Finland. Delegates from Great Britain, Sweden, Finland and Norway took part and the meeting was chaired by the IPF President Vic Mercer. Among the delegates, were well known powerlifting names as George Leggett and John Moody from GB and Arnold and Georg Boström from Sweden. Jaakko Parviainen, Finland was elected the first EPF President and Wally Holland, GB the first Secretary. This is now 30 years back and EPF has grown into a strong federation with 30 full member nations and 5 provisional members. The first 10 years of its history, EPF had an administration more or less together with IPF and with no separate economy. In 1987 the first EPF Constitution and By-Laws was adopted and from that year the real development of EPF started. EPF is as strong as its member federations and I myself have taken part in international powerlifting since 1981 and I have experienced a great improvement in powerlifting organisation in many of our member federations and within the EPF and IPF Executive. Powerlifting is now a well established sport in about 100 countries World wide and the leading Region is Europe. In many countries the National Powerlifting Federation is a member of the National Olympic Committee and IPF is a member of GAISF (Federation for International Sports) and WGA (World Games Association). This is a proof that our sport is accepted as equal to many Olympic sports and only what we now are working for is the IOC recognition – and this work is in good progress by the IPF EC.

Election year. Another 4 years have elapsed since last election of EPF officials. Have the EPF administration done an acceptable job and brought European powerlifting forward during these years? Have the mandate given by the Congress to the EPF officials been well taken care of? It is up to the member federations to answer this, but to my opinion the officials elected or appointed last 4 years are people working determined to do their duties and in the administration several good routines

2 D:\Docs\2017-12-17\01e1494e1360dd3acc54aa1518bd500e.doc have been implemented to work more professional. The work load has increased year by year and every EPF official has a list of duties he is responsible of and must comply with to meet the deadlines. The internet with e-mails and “Skype” connections are effective medium but they have also speeded up the communication considerably creating a much higher workload than before. In the EPF administration, QA (quality assurance) routines have been focused on like in professional and successful industry factories. Only by a high QA and by good working routines we can expect to move forward with our sport. To my opinion the member federations and the EPF administration have step by step improved their organisation in the right direction to be more professional.

Future goals. Every organisation, like an industrial factory, has to work for better routines, be more effective in the way of working and look forward to be competitive. In all what we are doing in the powerlifting sport, we must put the lifter and his supporting team in focus – this is what is most important. But the administrators at National and EPF level must also think of the commercial side of our sport. Powerlifting must gain popularity to the “man in the street” which will generate high number of spectators at our competitions, which again creates interest from Media and Sponsors and finally the Governments will be more interested to grant economic support.

The EPF administration has adopted several routines to make both the EPF and the organisers of European championships more effective. These are working lists of the duties and contracts signed by EPF and organisers. EPF also provide the organisers with administrative support prior and during the organisation and also offer EPF Sport Development fund to help the organiser to buy high standard equipment to a strongly subsidized price. In the future, important goals are: - Fight doping abuse in our sport because if we can not control this , powerlifting will never be accepted as a high quality sport with support from the Government authorities and not being adopted by IOC. - Work with Media to highlight our championships in TV and Newspapers. On-line Internet TV is a relative new media that IPF has partly adopted and this work must go on to find methods for making it more easily accessible and to install pay-systems for viewers that are easy to use. - The quality of the organisation of European championships has risen considerably last years, but this work must continue. In the future we must see only high quality equipment also in the worm up area and with good space for many platforms. - The payment for accommodation and fees in connection with European championships must be done by electronic cards or bank transfer and not in the way that people carry around lot of money in their pockets. - Continue to improve good routines in the EPF administration and follow up and improve the many contracts and working agreements that serve as QA documents for EPF and for our member Nations.

Thanks to the EPF Officials. To end this report, I want to thank all EPF officials for their good work. The main burden is on Jiri Hofirek , the championship secretary, that has a lot of work to do with preparing the paperwork, follow up and taking part in the organisation of European championships. Also the treasurer Alain Hammang has been very active and structured in his position and run his office in a professional way. Dietmar Wolf carries out the general secretary work in a good way and looks after the promoter’s contracts. Myriam Busselot is responsible for the technical part and does a good job with the technical checklists prior to the championships and referee and jury work during championships. Kalevi Sorsa has this year taken care of the Law and Legislation work in a devoted way as Kseniya Aloeva unfortunately was prevented to take part due to the suspension of the Ukraine PF. David Hinchley does an excellent work with the EPF web and Jari Tähtinen is conducting the record registration in a very conscientious way. Also Pavol Müller is very helpful with different matters besides his financial control and disciplinary work and Detlev Albrings co-operates in a good way to come to good conclusions in different EPF matters. Thank you very much all of you for your great work to run and administrate the EPF!

3 D:\Docs\2017-12-17\01e1494e1360dd3acc54aa1518bd500e.doc I hope we will have useful discussions at this Congress and that the election of new EPF officials will result in people that really want to work hard and efficient for EPF powerlifting the next 4 years. I wish you all a successful Congress and a successful Open European Championships for Men 2007. Arnulf Wahlstrøm sign

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4) Minutes of the last Congress. The Minutes can be loaded down from the EPF web. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5) EPF Account 2006.

Financial Situation Year 2006 EPF Savings Account LU430019651241234000 Category Expenses Category Incomes Bank Fees BCEE 06 -1,50 Credit Interest 06 538,80 Trsf from EPF acc. 06 56.500,00

Sum -1,50 57.038,80 Left over: 57.037,30 €

Financial Situation Year 2006 EPF Business Account LU300019205559571000 Category Expenses Category Incomes Bank Fees BCEE 06 -39,00 Credit Interest 06 63,17 Bank Fees outside 06 -12,00 Doping Fees 06 40.400,00 Doping Control Forms 06 -250,00 Drug Offence 05 4.500,00 Doping Control Sets 05 -1.815,00 Drug Offence 06 500,00 Doping Control Sets 06 -1.941,00 Membership Fees 04 370,00 Doping Renum.costs 05 -1.212,00 Membership Fees 05 740,00 Doping Renum.costs 06 -1.446,95 Membership Fees 06 5.710,00 Doping Transp. Costs 05 -979,00 Membership Fees 07 1.255,00 Doping Transp. Costs 06 -786,47 Org. Penalty Fees 06 250,00 Doping Trav. Costs 06 -1.589,00 Participating Fees 06 4.040,00 EPF Newsl. Int. Pow. 07 -500,00 Penalty Referee Fees 05 250,00 EPF Registration 06 -500,00 Penalty Referee Fees 06 1.500,00 Flight Tickets 06 -3.907,86 Report last year 05 41.875,38 Hotel Room booking 06 -511,59 Sanction Fees 06 1.700,00 Inv. Doping Laboratory 05 -1.080,00 Inv. Doping Laboratory 06 -15.020,00 Inv. Int. Pow. BP sports 06 -587,32 Other Approv. Expenses 06 -3.839,15 Reimb. 05 pc/intern/phone -1.737,50 Reimb. 06 pc/intern/phone -1.650,00 Sports Develop. Fund 06 -5.400,00 Trav. Comp. Car 06 -772,80 Trsf Savings Account 06 -56.500,00

Sum -102.076,64 103.153,55 Left over 1.076,91 €

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Treasurer’s Report I am very delighted to inform the EPF congress that for the year 2006 (31.12.06) our two accounts shows a large increase.

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In the last four years we can find the following financial evolution in our EPF account stand: 2003 12.646,40 Euro (EPF account in Spain) 2004 26.091,87 Euro (EPF account in Spain 2005 41.875,38 Euro (EPF account in Luxembourg / open June 2005) 2006 58.114,21 Euro (EPF business account 1.076, 91+ EPF savings account 57.037, 30)

This excellent financial situation shows that we are in a strong financial and economic position. This means that the EPF is able to push and move Powerlifting forward in the future with this financial background.

Federation Support: I am very satisfied with national federations concerning their financial bank payments. With such a good cooperation, we become more and more professional. In the future we must reduce more and more the cash payments. In 2006 EPF has decided to open a savings account and to create a Sports Development Fund. The EPF Executive is proud to announce that we have signed contracts with 3 national federations with a total investment of 5.400 Euro.

EPF presents for the first time a very detailed financial situation. This was a request from the financial chairman Mr. Pavol Muller last year.

1. Situation of our normal business account Total incomes 2006 103.153,55 Euro Total expenses 2006 102.076,64 Euro

Left over 2006 1.076,91 Euro

2. Situation of our savings account Total incomes 2006 57.038,80 Euro Total expenses 2006 1,50 Euro

Left over 2006 57.037,30 Euro

Total Left Over for 2006: 1.076,91 + 57.037,30 = 58.114,21 Euro Alain Hammang, EPF treasurer

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Report from the Finance Chairman.

The report will be presented at the Congress

Pavol Müller, E.P.F. Financial Chairman ......

6) General Secretary Report

The year 2006 was a year with positive and with partly sad impacts for the EPF.

Negative impact: We have had too much positive cases connected to national and international championships. A consequence out of this high rate with positive lifters was that the IPF-Executive has suspended Russia and Ukraine and we all know that this was a necessary step to protect our sport. Both nations are regional member nations of the EPF and I am sure that all are agree with me that both suspensions didn’t suit the EPF very well. The EPF is an important region under the umbrella of the IPF and our federation has the requirements (roll model) to fight against doping. Optimistically, situations like with Russia and Ukraine should be a warning for our entire member nations and the nations should be able to support us in the anti doping work on national and international level. 5 D:\Docs\2017-12-17\01e1494e1360dd3acc54aa1518bd500e.doc As I have stated in the past in my reports, our high level of performances should not be linked to any doping abuses; there is none space for cheating in our sport. Therefore we must be aware for future challenges related to doping. It is also necessary to point out, that all participants which compete in European Championships and European Cups should have the opportunity to compete against each other on a more equal physician level and possibilities.

Positive impacts; EC: The working situation of the EC member is based on a very good cooperation. The financial situation and the establishment of a Sport Development Fund show that the EPF is in a progressing phase. The EPF EC members are working determined to strengthen EPF to meet future challenges and to give EPF a more professional character.

Lifters: Europeans lifters performed very successful in international championships all around the World in 2006. European lifters have scored high kg totals and achieved European- and World records for female and male in different age categories. This is a positive improvement for the EPF and hopefully these positive achievements will continue for future international championships, too.

Organizers: The received championship evaluation forms show, that most of the Championships and Cups, (Powerlifting and Bench Press) were well organised in 2006. The organizers are now more clever to comply with the technical checklist and the promoter contract to give best possible conditions for all participants. Compliment to all organizers, well done.

Thoughts about our future in powerlifting in the EPF: Not all member federations of the EPF are supported by a national anti doping agency; therefore I am basically concerning about younger lifters related to doping and the doping problematic in powerlifting in general.

To take care about the doping problematic we should therefore work on three different levels: 1st level: Fight against doping must not only be based on doping controls in competitions and OCT. Basically as an organisation we should spread more information related to doping and our goals with our anti doping work in powerlifting. To catch the doping problematic earlier, the younger lifters have to get more information about the doping problematic and doping police of the EPF. Therefore, a future step can be that EPF distribute flyers which include information about doping, consequences related to doping and anti doping work in our federation,

2nd level: in addition, organizing of anti doping seminars with external expertise (WADA). The goal in a long term of these activities should be that these younger lifters adopt an attitude of zero tolerances for doping in our sport. Necessarily, leaders and trainers must be involved in these important activities, too.

3rd level: the EPF establish trainer seminars as a tool were trainers learn and get information about training principles and training philosophies which are based on powerlifting training without drugs. I am sure, if we are passion enough and with the support of our member nations, these arrangements which include these three levels will help us to reduce our doping problematic and maybe we are able to provide a doping free sport in a long term.

I will take the opportunity to thank all lifters, national federations and EC members for a good cooperation throughout the last year; I appreciate their cooperation.

I wish you a successful congress and European Championships!

Dietmar Wolf, General Secretary - EPF

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Category Expenses Category Incomes Bank Fees BCEE 07 -50,00 Credit Interest 07 600,00 Bank Fees outside 07 -200,00 Doping Fees 07 37.000,00 EPF Medals -2.000,00 Drug Offence 06 3.000,00 Flights Tickets 07 -3.000,00 Membership Fees 07 8.000,00 Hotel Room Booking 07 -2.000,00 Participating Fees 07 3.700,00 Invoices Doping Laboratory -31.800,00 Penalty Referee Fees 06 250,00 + other costs 07 Invoice Int. Pow 07 -500,00 Penalty Referee Fees 07 750,00 Invoice Record Registrar 07 -500,00 Sanction Fees 07 2.000,00 OCT 07 -3.000,00 Other Approv. Expenses 07 -3.100,00 Reimb. pc-intern.- phone -1.650,00 costs 07 Sports Development Fund -5.700,00 07 Travel Compensation Car 07 -1.800,00

Total: 55.300,00 € 55.300,00 €

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7) Committee Reports. Reports: Finance (see chapter no. 5) ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Technical Committee report. The European organisers did their best to arrange the championships as well as possible in 2006. I sincerely believe that we can look forward to a very successfully 2007.

The year 2006 was an extremely busy year for all of us. In 2006 the EPF have been focussed, together with the IPF, on the Technical Rules for made them more understandable. Hopefully with satisfaction for you. My thanks to all of the EC members who was part of these meetings for the giving of their time to carry on such important meetings of the powerlifting. I look forward to greeting you personally during a next championship and I hope that I can cooperate with you still long.

All the best to the Polish Federation with the Men's and Women's European Championship Competition !

Myriam Busselot, T.C. Chairman EPF

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Law & Legislation Committee report.

The Law & Legislation Committee consists of the following members:

Kseniya Aloeva, Ukraine, Chair Kalevi Sorsa, Finland, member

7 D:\Docs\2017-12-17\01e1494e1360dd3acc54aa1518bd500e.doc Due to the suspension imposed by the IPF to the Ukraine P/L Federation, Kseniya Aloeva has not been active in international level since the previous EPF Congress held in Prostejov, Czech Republic. That’s why I’m asked to write the L & L Committee report to the EPF Congress.

After the last year’s Congress, the L & L Committee has reviewed the Constitution of the Albanian P/L Federation, which was established in 2006 and which would had been willing to affiliate to the EPF.

The L & L Committee has also revised the EPF Constitution and By-Laws in accordance with the changes made into the comparable documents of the IPF at the IPF Congress held in November 2005 in Miami, USA.

Similarly, the L & L Committee has revised the EPF Constitution and By-Laws in accordance with the changes decided at the last year’s EPF Congress held in Prostejov, Czech Republic. Those changes are minor changes into article 103.2 (EPF Subscriptions and Fees), and the new articles 103.13 (EPF Sport Development Fund) and 104,8 (EPF National Award of Merits).

Also some modernize to the outfit of the Constitution and By-Laws have been made by the L & L Committee during the past year.

I wish you all a successful Congress and an enjoyable time during the 2007 European Men’s & Women’s Powerlifting Championships in Koscian, Poland.

Kalevi Sorsa Member of the Law & Legislation Committee

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Disciplinary Committee report.

Dear members of the EPF Congress,

In 2006 the activity of DC was directed onto reminding and taking collective decisions regarding to problems of EPF within EPF executive committee. Members of DC took active part in managing of doping controls at competitions according to valid rules. Because of nice and friendly behaviour of participants at our sport events the DC members were without their standard work. I would like to thank to my colleagues Mr. Tollef Taksdal and Mr. Lars Goran Emanuelson from Disciplinary Committee as well as to all members of EPF Executive and to representatives of our member nations for a very good cooperation and support during the year 2006.

I wish you all a successful Congress. Pavol Müller, E.P.F. Disciplinary Committee Chairman

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Appeal Committee report

Dear Sport collegues,

The Appeal Committee has not received any case to deal during the last year. So, there is nothing to report from the AC to the Congress.

At the moment the AC consist of Peter Fiore (GBR) and me. So I want to invite interested persons to join the AC. If you are interested, please send through your federation your application to me by E-mail ([email protected]). I will present then your application for confirmation to the EPF-Executive Committee.

Many thanks to all athletes, member federations and executive members, who have supported the EPF during the last year. I appreciate their co-operation.

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I wish you all a successful congress and an exciting Men’s and Women’s European Championships in Koscian / Poland.

Detlev Albrings, Appeal Committee Chairman …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

EPF Championship Secretary.

Dear Sport colleagues, I have had more work than last year as Championship Secretary with invitations and nominations for all Championships. I has done invitations and nomination forms for all Championships and I sent them to all Meet Directors for specification some particular points of their competition. I would like to express one’s thanks all Meet Directors for very good co-operation with me. Most of the work is preparing the nominations for several Championships. That is very important that all the nations use the original nomination form and fill out all what is requested on this form. We must have the full names (not nick names), birthdates, best lifts etc. Also, the referees must nominate their availability. This is often not done, and then I have to again ask the Federation to send me this data. This makes unnecessary work because some of the Federations do not work professionally. There were exchanged the medals of positive lifters from the European Men’s Championships 2005 in Hamm in last year. Now I would like to exchange all the medals of positive lifters from the European Championships 2006. I have prepared the list of all lifters who need to exchange their medals for all other European Championships 2006. Many athletes haven’t given back their medals yet, although they were suspended. But no athletes have the right to keep medals when they are suspended, because they were disqualified. I have sent letters to all concerned National Federations whose lifters need to change their medals so as they send me the medals to my address, or so as they to bring these medals to Koscian. Some Federations brought me the medals of their lifters at several Championships 2006 (Ielja Strike), some Federations sent me the medals by post (Sweden, Germany). It is in the interest of the lifters and it is the duty of the National Federation to make sure that it is done. I has printed out new certificates for all European Championships 2007 to 2010 and I will bring them at all next competitions. In addition I had to prepare new decorative plates for all organizers of European Championships 2007 and new EPF National Award of Merits diplomas for the longlife work of merited officials of National Federations. I would like to express many thanks to Kalevi Sorsa for his upgraged special programme for filling out all competition forms so that the names of referees and all data the lifters, their birthday and nationality can be written very easy to all forms. This programme save very much of work to me and my helpers after Technical Meeting and during every Championships, too.

With kind regards Jiri Hofirek, EPF Championship Secretary …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8) Election.

EC officials: - President, Candidate: Arnulf Wahlstrom, Norway - Vice President, Candidate: Dietmar Wolf, Norway - General Secretary, Candidate: Dietmar Wolf, Norway - Treasurer, Candidate: Alain Hammang, Luxembourg - Techn. Com. Chairman, Candidate: Myriam Busselot, Belgium - Law & Leg. Com. Chairman Candidate:

Non Executive Officials: - Disciplinary Com. Chairman, Candidate: Pavol Müller, Slovakia - Finance Com. Chairman, Candidate: Pavol Müller, Slovakia - Appeal Com. Chairman Candidate: Detlev Albrings, Germany - Women Com. Chairman Candidate: Tone Ingebretsen, Norway

9 D:\Docs\2017-12-17\01e1494e1360dd3acc54aa1518bd500e.doc Non Executive Officials appointed by the EC: Championship Secretary, Media Officer, Record Registrar, Doping Control Officer, Webmaster. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9) PROPOSALS.

Proposal 1. (From EPF EC)

EPF membership fee paid at the EPF account within 31st January is € 250. If paid later the membership fee costs € 300.

Reason: Easier to calculate than adding € 10 each month in arrears.

Proposal 2. (From EPF EC) At all European Championships the accommodation fee shall be payable by bank transfer to the accommodating hotel prior to the championships or payable by credit card at the hotel reception. Exceptions may be granted by the EPF EC.

Reason. To make EPF a more professional organisation and to make the payment easier for the member federations and their officials. To travel around with a lot of money in the pocket to pay the accommodation is not a safe or convenient way to make payment. Exceptions will only be granted in extraordinary situations (e.g. if an organiser rent a whole hotel “out of season” or (if possible) a hotel accept no credit card payment).

Proposal 3. (From EPF EC) The sanction fee for organising European championships is € 500. Sanction fee for other European Championships and cups (WEC, Danube cup) is €250

Reason. To unify the fee to one fee for all European championships like IPF do for organisers of World championships (€ 1000). Sanction fee for WEC and Danube cup is lowered from €300 to €250 to stimulate organisers to apply for these competitions.

Proposal 4. (From EPF EC) EPF shall establish a Women’s Committee. The chairman (female leader) is a non-Executive officer .

Reason: To work to promote female powerlifting and recruit Women into governing bodies in powerlifting.

Proposal 5. (From Luxembourg PF). Establish an EPF Media officer. This is a non-Executive officer and the chairman shall be appointed by the EPF EC.

Reason: It is very important that the Powerlifting goes forward in IPF regions. The IPF was asked in the IOC questionnaire about Medias. An EPF Media officer shall work together with the IPF Media officer to distribute the information from EPF Championships to the media in Europe.

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EPF Member Nations Full Members 1 Austria 18 Latvia 34 Armenia 2 Belgium 19 Lithuania 35 **Azerbaijan 3 Belarus 20 Luxembourg 36 4 Bulgaria 21 **Moldavia 37 5 Czech Republic 22 Netherlands 38 6 Denmark 23 Norway 7 Estonia 24 Poland

10 D:\Docs\2017-12-17\01e1494e1360dd3acc54aa1518bd500e.doc 8 Finland 25 Portugal ** = Suspended Member 9 France 26 Russia 10 Germany 27 Serbia and Montenegro 11 Georgia 28 Slovakia New Applicants 12 Great Britain 29 **Slovenia none 13 **Greece 30 Spain 14 Hungary 31 Sweden 15 Iceland 32 **Switzerland 16 Ireland 33 Ukraine 17 Italy

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12) Hall of Fame. Elected by the EPF EC:

Lifter: Antonietta Orsini, Italy.

Reason: Antonietta Orsini has competed at high international level since 1993 (Worlds in Jönköping) and taken part in many World and European championships with good results. She has 3 times participated in the World Games and she is a good representative for the sport of powerlifting. At age of 42 she won the silver medal in the Open Worlds 2006.

EPF Hall of Fame history.

Year Official Female lifter Male lifter 1993 Heiner Köberich, GER Claudine Cognac, FRA Jarmo Virtanen, FIN 1994 John Moody, GB Judy Oakes, GB Eddy Pengelly, GB 1995 Arnulf Wahlstrøm, NOR - Victor Naleikin, UKR 1996 Vic Mercer, GB Audhild Hansen, NOR - 1997 Arnold Boström, SWE - - 1998 George Legget, GB Dagmar Wang, AUS Kenneth Mattsson, SWE 1999 Kalevi Sorsa, FIN Anna-Liisa Prinkala, FIN - 2000 Henk Kaiser, NET Natalia Rumyantseva, RUS Leopold Krendl, AUS 2001 - - Wym Elin; BEL 2002 Ralph Farquharson. GB - - 2003 Jiri Hofirek, Czech Rep. Cecile Jamin, France - 2004 Myriam Busselot, Belgium - - 2005 Pavol Müller, Slovakia - Andy Kerr, GBR 2006 - Inger Blikra, Norway -

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13) Bids and confirmation on Future Championships.

2007 (given) Danube Cup March 16th – 17th Stockerau, Austria European Men +Women Open May 8th – 12th Koscian, Poland European Juniors June 12th – 16th Sofia, Bulgaria European Masters July 3rd – 7th Prostejov, Czech R. European Benchpr. Open August 23rd – 25th Rödby, Denmark Western European Champ. Septemb. 21st – 22nd Eghezee, Belgium European Benchpr. Masters November 22nd – 24th Zlin, Czech Rep.

2008 (given) European Men +Women Open May 6th – 10th Prostejov, Czech Rep. European Juniors June 10th – 14th Donetsk, Ukraine European Masters July 1st – 5th Hamm, Luxembourg 11 D:\Docs\2017-12-17\01e1494e1360dd3acc54aa1518bd500e.doc European Benchpr. Open August 7th – 9th Bratislava, Slovakia Western European Champ. Septemb. 19th – 20th Denmark European Benchpr. Masters November 20th – 22nd Zlin, Czech Rep.

2009 (given) Danube Cup March 20th – 21st Bratislava, Slovakia European Men +Women Open May 6th – 10th Ylitornio, Finland European Juniors June 9th – 13th Jönköping, Sweden European Masters June 23rd – 27th Venue req. European Benchpr. Open August 6th – 8th Zlin, Czech Rep. Western European Champ. Sept. 18th – 19th Netherlands European Benchpr. Masters November 19th – 22nd Eghezee/Charleroi, Belg.

2010 (bids) European Men +Women Open May 4th - 8th Bid: Sweden and Bulgaria European Juniors June 8ty – 12th Bid: Milano, Italy European Masters June 22nd – 26th Bid: Sofia, Bulgaria European Benchpr. Open August 5th – 7th Bid: Bratislava/Slovakia Western European Champ. September 17th – 18th Bid: Hamm, Luxembourg European Benchpr. Masters October 21st – 23rd Bid: Hagondange, France

14) Any other Business

15) Adjournment