Hein Verbruggen was re-elected for another four-year term as President of SportAccord this April in London. He was among the VIP guests of the IWF who visited the competition and presented medals to the winners. Q: What was the reason of your “just a day long” trip to Paris? A: You know I travel a […]
On the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the First World War ends. At that morning, Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. France remembered this historical day. Many French celebrated the victory on a special way 93 years later. Weightlifting Dome was overcrowded and […]
Chamoun was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at the age of seven and by 15 was declared legally blind. Today he must use a cane to get around. Fort the first time he started at the Worlds in Paris last night in 85 kg division. ‘It was good, I got the total but it was not […]
Kazakh Podobedova could have been the only lifter in the world to win all three World Championships held after Beijing Olympics. Her dream did not come true. However she was successful in Snatch with 131 kg, just 1 kg advantage against her great rival Evstyukhina (RUS). By saving their final attempts Kulesha (BLR) ranked 3rd […]
China entered with two athletes, 25 years old Su Dajin and 27 years old Lu Xiaojun. Their strongest rivals were title holder Martirosyan (ARM) and Olympic Champion Sa Jaehyouk (KOR). It really needs an outstanding Hollywood scenarist’s imagination to set a stronger field in 77kg.Lu and Su proved themselves to be very strong when they […]