Indian women have had some success at the World Weightlifting Championships since 1989 with winning a total of 16 medals at weightlifting’s biggest event till now. Kunjarani Devi, Karnam Malleswari, Lalita Polley, Bharti Singh, Neelam Setti Laxmi and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu are the winners who secured medals at the said tournament. The Indian women’s squadron […]
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“A smile that illuminates the room” Text: David Colón Arroyo Photos: Cara Heads and Deborah Hudson As soon as she entered the warm-up area of the Pan American U17 Championship in Guayaquil, Ecuador, the space was invaded by a strange brightness that only a broad and beautiful smile can produce. It was Cara Heads Slaughter, […]
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Weightlifter, Don Opeloge, 20, had six thousand extra reasons to smile more than a month after he already covered himself in Pacific Games glory with three weightlifting gold medals. On Saturday morning, he was presented with a cheque for $6,000 alongside 45 other gold medal-winning athletes and ten coaches as a gift from the Government […]
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Weightlifting Fiji held its Annual General Meeting on 31 August and elected its Executive Board Members for the next term. After delivering the 2019 Junior World Championships with a success beyond belief under his leadership, it comes at no surprise the Federation voted confidence again for Atma Maharaj and re-assured him in his position as […]
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At the IWF Youth World Championships in Las Vegas, the IWF held a Crowdfunding Workshop for its Member Federations. The participants learned about what is Crowdfunding, how it works, its benefits and some examples. IWF was happy to be informed that Uruguay Weightlifting Federation put the information provided to good use and started its own […]
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