In 1954, Ken Carr-Braint founded the Apollo Barbell Club in an empty garage. As of today, the club became one of the most respected weightlifting training centres in Canada, producing international and national champions. Founder of the Ontario Weightlifting Association and the Ontario and Canadian youth championships, Carr-Braint also tackled the administrative side of the […]
Few casual observers would recall the winner of the men’s 105kg weightlifting category at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Many, though, will remember the athlete with the broad smile who danced his way into a 14th-placed finish. David Katoatau is an unlikely climate change activist. An affable weightlifter from Kiribati, a collection of […]
What a coincidence; even though Petr Korol and Valery Shariy were not born the same year, they were both born on the 2nd of January. They became Olympic gold medallists in Montreal at the 1976 Olympic Games as members of the Soviet team. Korol, who was born in 1941 – already passed away – achieved his […]
Lasha Talakhadze was voted as Athlete of the Year in Georgia by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. Talakhadze, the Gold medal winner and the World record holder of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, was the frontrunner and a clear favorite to win this award. Last year’s winner, wrestler Vladimer Khinchagashvili was second. The […]
Teleton is a charity event held in Chile on a yearly basis since 1978. The major Chilean television networks hold a 27-hour transmission to raise funds to help children with developmental disabilities treated at Instituto de Rehabilitacion Infantil (“Infant Rehabilitation Institute”) centers of the Fundación Teleton. In Chile, the transmission of Teletón is an event […]