The total economic benefit of staging the International Weightlifting Federation’s Junior World Championships in Fiji will be around $11 million.
Weightlifting Fiji’s President, Atma Maharaj revealed this today as Fiji is all set to host the biggest competition in Weightlifting to be held here.
The 2019 IWF Junior World Championships is a Gold Level Olympic Qualification event and athletes can score maximum available points to establish ranking points.
Fiji is the first ever Pacific country to be granted hosting rights for a weightlifting world championships.
The 8 days of competition will start this Saturday and finish next Saturday at the FMF Gymnasium.
49 countries will be taking part in the competition and the top participating countries are already in the country like the USA, China, Turkey, Iran, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakstan and Italy.
Eight weightlifters will represent Fiji. They are Adi Wini Mekula from Wainimala, Rebecca Johns from Serua, Merewalesi Vusonitokalau from Joma, Kadavu, Helen Seipua from Tailevu, Samuela Nagata, Maika Taukeinikoro and Maloni Sadranu from Serua and Timothy Vakuruivalu from Kadavu.
Fiji’s weightlifters are being coached by Henry Elder.
This is the first major International Competition for all Fijian weightlifters except for Vakuruivalu.
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