Dear Friends,

On behalf of the Croatian Weightlifting Federation, it brings me great honor and pleasure to invite you to the 2017 European Senior Weightlifting Championship for men and women to be held from 02.-08. April 2017. in Split, Croatia.

The European Championship 2017 in Split, is under major sponsorship from the president of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. I would like to use this opportunity to thank the Executive board of EWF and president Dr. Antonio Urso to express my gratitude for the given trust and opportunity and for supporting the Croatian Weightlifting Federation to be the host of this remarkable event.

Croatia is a small country, but does not lack great culture and history. The city of Split, located in Dalmatia region is the biggest city in this region, surrounded with thousands of islands. The city of Split is located on one of the sunniest parts of the Mediterranean, and it is famous for its pleasant climate and has more than 2700 hours of sun in a year.

Split is located on the sea, which makes it one of the most important touristic cities in Croatia. It is also known for shipbuilding industry, construction business and manufactory industry. Split is especially proud of its sport tradition and top athletes, known worldwide for their great success in many different sports.

It was not an accident when Split was given the name of ”the sportiest city in the world”. It has a variety of many sports awards from Europe and the rest of the world, among which are many Olympic awards.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Senior Championship 2017 in Split, and to all the athletes I wish great success and fair play.

Kind regards,

Damijan Krklec
President of the Croatian Weightlifting Federation