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HERNANDEZ VIEYRA Yesica Yadira (MEX) Youth Olympic Champion in the 48kg

The Colombian lifter SANTOYA ORTIZ Yineth Milena (COL) took the lead in the Snatch with 76kg. She was followed closely by HERNANDEZ VIEYRA Yesica Yadira (MEX) with 74kg while both CAMBEI Mihaela Valentina (ROU) and ORTIZ Dahiana (DOM) ended with 70kg. While SANTOYA won the Pan-American Youth Championships in 2017, HERNANDEZ won the Gold in […] The post HERNANDEZ VIEYRA Yesica Yadira (MEX) Youth Olympic Champion in the 48kg appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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NGO found no challenger

In the Men’s 56kg, two athletes made it to 6 good lifts. Gold Medal winner NGO Son Dinh (VIE) who certainly dominated the field and POLAK Frantisek (CZE) who made it third. After three good Snatch, CHOMCHUEN Natthawat (THA) nicknamed Tum, secured himself a Silver Medal with a 130kg Clean and Jerk. He came out […] The post NGO found no challenger appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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ECHANDIA ZARATE Katherin Oriana gets first YOG Gold

Weightlifting kicked off today with altogether 120 athletes from 63 countries competing at the 3rd edition of the Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires, ARG. Youth athletes will have the chance to get to know the Olympic values better and dive into the spirit of Olympism. The Europe Pavilion, venue to host the competitions, […] The post ECHANDIA ZARATE Katherin Oriana gets first YOG Gold appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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BUENOS AIRES 2018 KICKED OFF WITH A RECORD CROWD

THE 3RD SUMMER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018 HAVE GOT OFF TO A GREAT START! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES, THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS HELD IN THE STREET, WITH THE CELEBRATION OPEN TO ALL – AND OVER 200.000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THE PARTY! Opening the event […] The post BUENOS AIRES 2018 KICKED OFF WITH A RECORD CROWD appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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The sports equipment of Buenos Aires 2018 will include more than 20,000 items

More than just muscles are necessary to compete in any sport. Other essentials are required for the game to make sense. Can you imagine tennis, beach volleyball, futsal, hockey 5s, rugby sevens, table tennis, beach handball or 3×3 basketball without a ball? The Sports Equipment sector of the Buenos Aires 2018 Organising Committee is in […] The post The sports equipment of Buenos Aires 2018 will include more than 20,000 items appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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