This was the first time that an International Course for Technical Officials was organized in Montevideo, Uruguay. Due to the support received through the IWF Development Program the Weightlifting Federation of Uruguay could organize a three-day course for the Technical Officials from the country in August. Mr. Diego German Martinez from Colombia was invited as expert […]
Double Commonwealth Championships Gold medallist Apolonia Vaivai will look to win another Gold medal when she competes at the Commonwealth Championships and Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Gold Coast, Australia. She is competing in the 69kg bodyweight category. Apolonia won Gold medals in the 75kg bodyweight category at the Commonwealth Championships in 2015 in Pune, India and […]
Eight colleges competed against each other in the Weightlifting and Boxing Interschool Championship in Tuanaimato, Samoa last week. “After hard training with each college we are finally here to witness the students put in to action what they were trained for,” President of Samoa Weightlifting, Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork said. “We are working together with the […]
The George Brown Convention Center in Houston has not sustained significant damage and is reportedly well-stocked with supplies. The venue has a capacity of 5000 but reports suggest they plan to host up to 9000 people until the hurricane subsides. The Center is serving as the main emergency shelter, which hosted the 2015 World Weightlifting […]
Matthias Steiner can add “pop singer” to his long list of accomplishments as the Gold medal winning Olympic weightlifter dropped his first song in March from the Album “Zurückgeliebt” and now his latest pop song in August, 2017. The title translates to “loved back,” but given the lyrical content, “loved back to life” could be […]