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As a final chord of the Paris World Championships, in front of the teams and delegates from the largest field ever at World Championships, Andrei CHEMERKIN (b. 1972) Russian hero received the Diploma and the plaque certifying his membership in the Weightlifting Hall of Fame. The latest entry into this prestigious society deserved the membership […]

A Closing Banquet in true “Disney style” with country and rap music wound up the 2011 edition of the World Championships held in Paris. On behalf of the IWF, Dr. Tamás Aján, President thanked Mr. Jean-Paul Bulgaridhes, FFHMFAC President and the Organising Committee for 9 days of spectacular and unforgettable competitions. The top 3 lifters by Sinclair for […]

519 athletes participated in Paris 2011 Weightlifting Championships. It means we had more more lifters to compete in Paris comparing to Antalya. Numbers by continents                                            Women                 Men            Total Europe                                 86                       135              221 Asia                                     60                         92             152 Africa                                   12                         13               25 America                               44                         52               96 Oceania                               10                         15               25                                            […]

Disneyland Weightlifting Dome witnessed its last but greatest competition, after thousands of people raised to their feet applauding Iranian modern-day Hercules Behdad Salimikordasiabi when he snatched 214kg and broke the world record previously set by Iranian icon Hossein Rezazadeh, who had snatched 213 kilograms in 2003 Asian Championships. Salimi, the World Championship and Asian Games […]