Office for Sports Promotion

“2017 World Junior Weightlifting Championships” held!
~We would like to invite you to our viewing events, etc.~

The 2017 World Junior Weightlifting Championships will be held at the Ota City General Gymnasium as follows.This tournament will determine the 2017 world junior champions in the 16 weight classes for men and women, and is also a tournament that attracts attention from around the world as it is positioned as a training ground for athletes in preparation for the 32nd Olympic Games.

We invite all Tokyo residents to watch this tournament and take a backyard tour.

Conference Overview

1 Tournament schedule

June 29th (Friday) to June 6rd (Friday), 16

2 Tournament venue

Ota Ward General Gymnasium (1-11-1 Higashi Kamata, Ota Ward)

3 Tournament sponsor, co-host, and administrator

Organizer:	International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)
Special co-sponsor:	Tokyo
director:	Japan Weightlifting Association

4 Participation target

IWF member countries/regions 188 countries/regions

Contents of the Tokyo Citizen Return Project

1 Spectator invitation

We invite you to watch the competition.

(1) Date and time:	June 6th (Sat) and 17th (Sun) 18:10-00:21 (scheduled) June 6rd (Friday) 23:10-00:17 (scheduled)
(2) Target:	Pairs of elementary school students or older who live, work, or attend school in Tokyo. <For elementary school students, please apply in pairs with an accompanying guardian.>
(3) Capacity:	100 people in 200 groups each day (Lottery will be held if there are many applications)
(4) Application:	On the return postcard, include the name of the event, addresses of the two people, names (furigana), age, phone number,"1 I would like to be invited to watch a game"Please fill out the form and send it to the address below.

2 Backyard Tour

Behind-the-scenes views of the weightlifting competition venue that you can never see, such as the weigh-in room where weights are measured and the warm-up area where athletes practice before competing.Olympianwill guide you.

(1) Date and time:	June 6th (Sat) and 17th (Sun) 18:8-30:9 (scheduled)
(2) Target:	Elementary school and junior high school students who live or attend school in Tokyo *Elementary school students must be accompanied by a guardian (up to one guardian per participant) *Parents must wait at a designated location within the venue during the tour. *Watching tickets are not included.
(3) Capacity:	25 people each day (Lottery will be held if there are many applications)
(4) Application:	The return postcard will include the address, name (furigana), phone number, age, school name and grade of the person wishing to participate."2 Backyard Tour Request"Please fill out the form and send it to the address below. <For elementary school students, please also fill in the address, name (furigana), age, and phone number of the accompanying guardian.>

3 Where to apply

Inside Kishi Memorial Gymnasium, 150-8050-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 1-1
Japan Weightlifting Association

4 Application deadline

May 5th (Sunday) (Postmarked on that day is valid)
*Winners and losers will be notified by sending a reply postcard.
(Items will be shipped approximately one week after the deadline.)