The second day into the competitions at Kazan 2013 Universiade was just as successful as Day 1. Already the Men’s 62kg could not go by without a new Universiade record established by the champion, Farkhad Kharki (KAZ) with 171kg in the Clean and Jerk. Later on, the Women’s 58kg competition produced no less than 13 […]
The competitions in weightifting started off in Kazan with the women’s 48kg and 53kg and the men’s 56kg and right away delivered the first records among all sports at this Universiade. In the women’s 48kg , defending Universiade champion from Shenzhen, Xia Hongyu (CHN) broke the Snatch Universiade Record with 85kg and then again with […]
KAZAN – (From FISU News) Those present at the Opening Ceremony of the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, will not disagree … it was a breathtakingly awesome opening. The sold-out stadium was overwhelmed with the visual magic the host conjured on the 360° projection screen (2,400 m²) in the middle of the Kazan Arena […]
The participating teams of weightlifters are already busy training for the Universiade challenge at the refurbished Batyr Sports Center in Kazan. 30 platforms and full comfort await the athletes in this complex which is the home of weightlifting in Kazan.