Ghana Weightlifting Federation Launch Youth Dev"t Program

The Ghana Weightlifting Federation of Ghana on Friday 5th February officially launched the federation’s National Youth development program in partnership with Multipro ltd, makers of Indomie noodles at the Accra Sports Stadium.

 

 

The event which graced by the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports (MOYS), Hon. Vincent Oppong Asamoah as the special guest is focusing on unearthing young talents in weightlifting as the sport gathers pace with athletics and football.

 

Speaking at the program, the Hon. Oppong Asamoah emphasized how happy he was to be part of such a memorable course and also took the opportunity to call on corporate Ghana to imitate noodle makers, Indomie for their overall support towards youth involvement in the growth of sports across various disciplines.

 

Country director of  Multipro Private Ltd. (Indomie) presented an amount an amount of Ghc20,0000 (Twenty thousand Ghana cedis) and Ghc10,ooo worth  of Indomie products to the federation’s president, Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah who received the cash and products on behalf of the sport discipline.

 

Mr. Nunoo Mensah after the presentation outlined the schedule of the youth development program for the year stating, “the school activation program has being put in place in order to measure the development of the sport  will run till the end of the year.”

 

He added, “with the school activation program the Federation will once in every month go to the various cluster of schools to teach the sport through demonstration to enable the youth engage and participate in the sport of weightlifting.

Ghana Weightlifting Federation Launch Youth Dev"t Program

Ghana to be rewarded with medal four months after All Africa Games

Ghana’s medal haul at last year’s All Africa Games is likely to increase by three medals after the Nigeria’s female lifter Elizabeth Onuah tested positive for banned substances.

The Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA) is currently waiting for a directive from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to effect the necessary changes on the medal table.

Elizabeth won gold in the 53kg category of scratch, Clean and Jerk (C/J) and total.

Ghana’s Ruth Baffoe is likely to receive three bronze medals if the issue is rectified by the IWF.

Ghana to be rewarded with medal four months after All Africa Games

GWF hunts for young talents

The Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) has began a talent hunt exercise at the Accra Sports Stadium as part of efforts to whip the interest of young people in the sport.

The programme dubbed Junior and Youth Development programme forms part of the GWF’s agenda to select young boys and girls and train them for the future.

According the GWF children above 13 years are taken through training programme at the National Weightlifting Center at the Accra Sports Stadium every Saturday from 9am to 1pm.

 

The exercise will see quarterly competitions for the children with attractive prices for them.

Ben Nunoo-Mensah, President of GWF said his outfit intends identifying and grooming talents at the tender age so they will have a better understanding of the sport.

According to Nunoo-Mensah, the exercise will also afford his federation the opportunity to develop national and international champions.

GWF hunts for young talents

GWF sets sight on African Youth Medal haul in 2016

Ghana Weightlifting Federation(GWF)has set its sight on producing an African Youth Champion by the end of 2016.

President of the GWF Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah hinted at giving much premium to the young athletes in a bid to seal the much revered world title.

The Federation recently stormed the international headlines at the International weigh lifting championship in Houston in November 2015.

President of the GWF has promised to concentrate on the young lifters in the country if they are to fulfil their four year development plan which ends in 2016.

Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah confided the genuine talents of the up coming weight lifters like Christian Amoah,Nii Lakai Otoo and Abigail Ogbodaa as the reason to swing the pendulum in favour of the youth.

He expressed the readiness of his outfit to concentrate on these budding stars if they to win the much coveted championship on the continent and beyond.

“Our four year development plan will take us into 2016. We are hoping that we could produce junior and youth champions in Africa and the youth Commonwealth Games as well. We are looking at producing youth champions because we think that the future of the game.” the President said in an interview.

He added, “our focus is on the youth and that is how come our work is targeted at getting young people into the game. Don’t be too surprised if Christian Amoah, Abigail Ogbodae and Nii Lakae pick up medals at Commonwealth Junior and Olympics Junior titles for the country”.

16 year old Charles Amoah starred for Ghana at the IWF in Houston at the 84kg category where he placed an enviable 29th whiles Forrester Osei Agyemang ended his 94 kg category on the 34th slot in the global ranking.

GWF sets sight on African Youth Medal haul in 2016

Ghana Weightlifting Federation revises its constitution

The Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) as part of its growth, expansion and good governance practice has revised its current constitution.

The revised constitution will now place ownership and power in the hands of the various clubs, Regional Associations and other stakeholders.

The previous constitution gave lots of power and authority to the board and the few national team weightlifters.

In a letter to the President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Dr Tamás Aján seeking for approval of the amended constitution, the GWF Secretary General, Mr Hussein Addy stated that the current constitution does not allow for the growth and expansion plans of the GWF.

He said according the current governing document; it concentrates too much power and authority in the hands of the President, the Board and the National Team Lifters.

He noted that the current constitution does not also give any legal backing to the new weightlifting clubs who will be the bedrock of the game in the country.

Mr Addy explained that the new constitution will give the required recognition to other stakeholders such as the newly formed Coaches’ Association, Retired Lifters Association (RLA), Technical Officials Association (TOA), Educational Institutions, Security Services and the expatriate communities involved in the development of weightlifting.

The GWF is expected to hold its Annual Congress on February 9, 2016 during which the amended constitution is expected to be adopted by the delegates after IWF’s approval.

Ghana Weightlifting Federation revises its constitution