W69kg: GORICHEVA Karina KAZ, Olympic bronze medallist of Rio in 63kg was in the lineup of the 69kg and until the last lift she was hoping to win. But HUNG Wan-Ting TPE, former Universiade runner-up, in an amazing effort worked off 7kg of disadvantage from the snatch and triumphed with 227kg on the Kazakh’s 226kg. […]
Taiwanese weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun received NT$1 million (US$32,997) from the Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung on Tuesday for breaking a Clean and Jerk world record a day earlier. On Monday, Kuo took the lead with a Snatch of 107 kilograms and then, after having already clinched a Gold medal, nailed a Clean and Jerk of […]
An Anti-Doping Seminar was organized from 14-19 Aug, 2017 in Ventspils Olympic Centre Latvia at the EWF North Europe Training Camp. The seminar was supported by the Latvian Anti-Doping Committee and Mrs. Vieda Lusa from the committee gave two hours of lecture all about aspects of doping. Athletes and coaches had the chance to receive […]
M77kg: Kazakhstan’s KAZOV Aidar, after having been outsnatched by 5kg by Russian IARKIN Viacheslav, eventually cought up in the clean and jerk and beat his opponent with 331kg against the latter’s 330kg. W63kg: PRK expectations wer once again met in this category where RIM Un Sim, younger sister of Olympic champion RIM Yong Sim, overwhelmed […]
A Technical Official Seminar was organized by the Asian Weightlifting Federation and IWF in Kathmandu on the occasion of the Asian Championships within the framework of the IWF Development Program on July 23, 2017. The IWF was represented by Mohammed JALOOD, IWF General Secretary and Intarat YODBANGTOEY, IWF 1st Vice President while other Asian leaders joined the […]