Weightlifting: Officials Learn New Techniques

 A workshop for weightlifting coaches opened in Yaounde on November 13, 2017.

After the training of judo coaches which ended in Yaounde recently, it is now the turn of weightlifting. A ten-day workshop for weightlifting coaches opened in Yaounde on November 13, 2017. Organised by the National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSC) in collaboration with the International Weightlifting Federation, the workshop brings together 20 coaches from across the country.
Speaking at the opening, the Secretary General of the National Olympic and Sports Committee, David Ojong, said the CNOSC intends to train more coaches and give them the maximum knowledge possible not only to train high level athletes but also to go back to their various regions and make sure that selection at the base is also large. This, according to him, will enable Cameroon have the best athletes for the Olympic Games and more chances of winning medals in other major international competitions. He called on the participants to be attentive and benefit from the training in order to save the image of weightlifting in Cameroon. The Secretary General of the Cameroon Weightlifting Federation, Tsanga Adzigui Désiré, thanked the CNOSC for giving them an opportunity to learn new skills...