CWA to hold Olympic weightlifting seminar

The Cebu Weightlifting Association, Inc (CWA) will hold its very first event for 2019, the Olympic Weightlifting Seminar that will tackle Technical and Coaching (Level One) on February 23 at Cebu Coliseum Function Room.

Seats are limited so the organizers are encouraging those who are interested to reserve their spots now from CWA Facebook page. Registration fee is pegged at P1,000 inclusive of t-shirt, lunch, snacks and seminar kit.

The CWA is currently taking phase to its development program with serious objective towards technical expertise, innovative training programs, strong, effective and proactive regional federation in the next coming years. Its utmost intention is to upgrade the level of our indulgence specifically in technical aspect to benefit the athletes, coaches, administrations and officials.

CWA President Felix “Boy” Tiukinhoy Jr. emphasizes the importance of consistency and implementation of their events and projects.

As per CWA Secretary-General Jude Sulla, the seminar will prepare the participants to become future weightlifting technical officials and for the coaches to discover new talents or weightlifters. This is also a refresher course to the former weightlifters that are currently joining CWA in developing the sport in Cebu.

Meanwhile, weightlifting is now officially included in the main event of CESAFI and will hold its competition on March 16 at the Cebu City Sports Center. Currently, four schools are competing; the University of Cebu, University of San Carlos, Sacred Heart School amnd and Sisters of Mary Boys town.

CWA will choose some of the technical officials for CESAFI from the participants of the seminar to be able to immediately practice what they will learn.