It is a fact that Havana, in Cuba, is perhaps not the most accessible destination for travellers around the world – firstly, not many international airline companies are flying to the Caribbean island; secondly, the majority of foreigners have to complete administrative and visa procedures to enter the country. But this situation is not felt […]
Angie Palacios claimed a world record to continue a remarkable run of success for a special weightlifting family from Ecuador. Palacios jumped and screamed after making a 121kg snatch to better the 71kg world record set by Liao Guifang of China at the Asian Championships last month. On the seventh day of competition, it was […]
On a normal day, Ine Andersson should have been the winner of the women’s 64kg, whose A session took place today at the IWF Grand Prix in Havana, Cuba. But in sports, one cannot expect to have normal days all the time. This is what happened to the Norwegian lifter in the clean and jerk […]
Rahmat Erwin came close to holding world records in two categories when he moved up to the heaviest weight of his career at the IWF Grand Prix here in Cuba. The 73kg clean and jerk world record holder from Indonesia got the bar above his head but could not complete the 209kg attempt, which would […]
The final of the women’s 59kg, the only medal event of the fifth day of the IWF Grand Prix in Havana (CUB) had a pair of interesting duels to follow. On one side, the US battle between Taylor Wilkins and Danielle Gunnin. Arrived in Cuba, the latter was in advantage in the Olympic ranking – […]