This year’s USA National Championships are taking place in Overland Park, Kansas and will begin on May 24th and run through May 27th. Fortunately for weightlifting fans, there will be two live streams running for the full competition days for the red and blue platforms. For those interested in watching the competition live, click […]
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A Technical Course for Coaches was held in the capital of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat between 5 and 15 May, supported by the Olympic Solidarity. The presentation – introduced by Mr Andras Szabo – included many important topics, such as the changing technical rules; basics of biomechanics; updates on what a coach should know about diets, […]
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He has created history first in the Olympics and now again as one of the first people to be inducted into Derby’s first augmented reality walk of fame, Made in Derby. Louis George Martin MBE was born in Kingston, Jamaica where he started weight-lifting – something he excelled in when his family immigrated to England […]
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The gold medalist at Anaheim (Cat. 90 Kg.), Maria Fernanda Valdez was nominated by the Chilean Olympic Committee as the flag bearer to Cochabamba 2018. Miguel Angel Mujica, COCH President announced the news on a press conference joined by Italo Barattinis, President of the Chilean Weightlifting Federation and other authorities on 11 May. COCH President […]
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The Pan-American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) held its Executive Board meeting and Ordinary Congress prior to the kick off of the 2018 Pan-American Championships in Santo Domingo, DOM. Willian Ozuna, PAWF President dedicated the PAWF Congress to the memory of General Secretary Lic. Rafael Pacho Gonzalez who recently passed away. Dominican Republic NOC President Luis MEJIA […]
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