I feel very glad because this is the first gold medal of this Olympic Games for Thailand. I expected and hoped for a gold medal. I am very proud to have it. Live through the fantastic weightlifting competitions again: Women 48kg
The Asian Junior and Youth Championships in Kathmandu, Nepal took place on 21-29 July, 2017. A total of 241 competitors from 38 Asian countries participated in the combined 19th Youth, 24th Junior Women’s and 31st Junior Men’s Championships. “The participation of 38 countries is also a record and I am happy that the Nepal Weightlifting Association (NWA) […]
Budapest hosted the 17th FINA World Championships from 14 to 30 July 2017: the biggest sporting event ever held in Hungary. The newly re-elected FINA President, Dr. Julio C. Maglione declared it “the best World Championships ever in FINA history”. Organizing Committee President, Mr. Miklos Sesztak emphasized that Hungary did what many had thought impossible: to organise the […]
With five weeks to go to one of the biggest weightlifting events ever held in the region. The city of Gold Coast on September 3rd to 9th, will host the 2017 Commonwealth and Oceania Championships for Senior, Junior and Youth. This event is also a test event for next year’s Commonwealth Games. The championships has […]
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich celebrated his 56th Birthday on the 28th of July. He has outstanding results in weightlifting and reached success in Sports Diplomacy as well. Two times Olympic Champion (1988 and 1992) four times World Champion (1987,1989,1991,1994), two times European Champion (1989,1990) and World Record holder twelve times, he is one of those few […]