On Behalf Of HRH Al-Faisal, The Judges Open The World Weightlifting Championship In Jeddah Today
On behalf of the Minister of Sports, President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SOPC) HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, His Excellency the Deputy Minister of Sports, Badr bin Abdul Rahman Al-Qadi, inaugurated this evening, the World Weightlifting Championship for Youth at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jeddah, in the presence of the President of the Weightlifting Federation Dr Michael Irani, and several officials of the International Federation and continental federations of the game. The event, meanwhile, witnessed the participation of more than 300 male and female weightlifters representing 54 international countries.