Within the framework of IWF Development Program Kenya Amateur Weightlifting Association organized an Anti-Doping Seminar in Nairobi, Kenya in May, 2017. The seminar was conducted by presenters from Kenya Anti-Doping Agency, Kenyatta University and Kenyatta National Hospital and altogether 16 coaches from various weightlifting clubs attended. Presentations covered a lot of topics such as using […]
W69kg YI Chuwei (CHN) missed two of her attempts but still managed to keep her leading position until the end. She won the three Gold Medals with 104kg-126kg-230kg. The competition for the Silver went on between TILER Rebekah Jade (GBR) and PANOVA Hanna (UKR). Only 5th in the Snatch, PANOVA came up second in the […]
M77kg LOPEZ LOPEZ Yeison (COL) was the only athlete winning three medals at this competition and all of them Gold. Several times Youth and Junior World Champion, his results are constantly improving. With his Total of 356kg, he registered his best result ever achieved at an IWF sanctioned event. With impressive lifts – all of […]
ZHOU Xiaojing (CHN) missed her second attempt at 105kg and it seemed that HUANG Ting (CHN) can win the Snatch Gold, but raising the bar to 106kg she won over her Chinese compatriot. Interesting to note that except for ZHOU and HUANG, all the athletes in the Women’s 63kg missed their third attempt. The Clean […]
W58kg – KOHA Rebeka won the Gold within Women for Latvia Impressive competition with tension until the end as KOHA Rebeka (LAT) European Junior and Youth Champion and 4th place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games took her 6 good lifts. Changing bodyweight category after the Olympics, she is now reaching to the top in […]