Re-elected Spanish Director Advocates for New IWF 02/19/21
(ATR) The re-elected president of the Spanish Weightlifting Federation, Constantino Iglesias, affirms that a new IWF is unavoidable.
Constantino Iglesias (COE)
Iglesias, a native of the autonomous community Castilla y León, spoke with
Around the Rings shortly after winning election for a second term until 2024 against Emilio Estarlik.
Iglesias was the winner by a large margin: 48 votes in favor and 10 against and no abstention.
He has more than 50 years in weightlifting as an athlete, coach, international judge and manager.
The Spanish administrator also appears for the first time in the list of candidates for the new executive committee of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The election is scheduled for the end of March either in Istanbul , if the pandemic allows, or virtually.
The Extraordinary General Assembly held this Saturday, February 13, at the headquarters of the Spanish Olympic Committee, has re-elected Constantino Iglesias as president of the Royal Spanish Weightlifting Federation for the period 2021-2024. In this way, the electoral process of the RSWF that had two candidates for president, the reelected Iglesias and Emilio Estarlik, is closed. Finally, Constantino was the winner with a large difference in votes: 48 votes in favor and 10 against and no abstention. Constantino Iglesias will serve his second term at the head of the federation after taking office in 2016, he thanked the trust placed in him and assured that "these years will be full of work, work and more work. Among his main challenges for this new legislature are:- Implement modernization measures for the federal administration.- Work to continue improving our national competitions.- Insist on supporting clubs, athletes and coaches.- Not ceasing in the performance of building