the technical meeting of the African Weightlifting Championship, No. 29 for men and No. 18 for women, has been launched today and is held in hall 2 of Cairo International Stadium from 23rd to 30th of April 2019.

The meeting began with a seminar for the referees and trainers on the new law amendments and its definitions as well as its own procedures.

followed by another seminar for the Egyptian and foreign referees participating in the Championship to review the latest amendments of the new law, followed by a meeting of the Championship instructions for the referees and their distribution at the intervals of arbitration throughout the championship.

15 countries confirmed their participation in the championship: Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Kenya, Lesotho, Ghana, Botswana, Cameroon, Madagascar, Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa, Mauritius and Libya.