Kenya Amateur Weightlifting Association with the assistance of the International Weightlifting Federation organized a Level 1 and Level 2 coaching course in Nairobi, Kenya from 16th to 21st July 2018. The course was presented by Dr. Kyle Pierce, IWF Coaching and Research Committee member. The 16 participants included experienced and new coaches as well. After […]
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The Youth Indonesia Weightlifting Championships were held from July 29 to August 6 at the Gor Ngurah Rai venue in Denpasar, Bali. Altogether there were 160 participants from the following countries: Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The competition was made possible through the funding of the Ministry of Youth and Sport Indonesia and spectators had […]
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The Eleiko Email International Club Tournament which concluded on August 3rd with 703 participants (404 men and 299 women), was a great success for club lifters. Congratulations to the first three Clubs placing in the team points for men and the first three Clubs placing in the team points for women. Each club will receive […]
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Pittsburgh native Brandi Darby made history at USA Weightlifting’s American Open Series 2 in Valley Forge, PA. At 36-years-old, she became the first legally blind lifter in recent history to win any medal at a national level weightlifting competition, earning a silver and two bronze medals in the women’s over 35 category. Darby competed in […]
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“I had always been interested in testing my strength, but growing up that’s just something girls didn’t do,” remembers Judy Glenney, four-time Women’s National Champion. The American was one of the first women to pick up a barbell and swing it above her head, a movement that would see her start a long, rewarding relationship […]
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