Dear Athletes, Coaches and Officials,

It is with great pleasure that I can announce to you the upcoming IPF World Open Championships in Dubai will have 155 Men and 94 Women taking part – Also, included there will be 15 Special Olympic Powerlifters.

I am very happy to see so many lifters attending this competition and I wish each athlete delivers their best performance and achieves their goals.

On Sunday, November 17, we shall conduct our annual General Assembly. It is an important General Assembly as we shall conduct our elections. It is important that all member federations are present to vote – you have a voice, even though you may not have lifters attending the Congress.  I kindly and respectfully request that you continue to support me as your President and most importantly my team of committed and dedicated volunteers that make it all go. I’m very proud of their successes and I look forward to our work together the next four years to each our goals!

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