Among President Jean Paul Bulgaridhes’ guests there are many famous persons come to enjoy weightlifting competitions. Yesterday it was a full house not only on the stands but in the VIP zone as well. Among France’s most well known faces we could find one of the most known French sportsmen Ghani Yalouz. This very successful […]
Three brilliant athletes dominated the field in snatch. There was no weight too much for Tang Deshang (China) who had all his attempts without mistake. At his last appearance he snatched 155 kg. He was very fast and confident. Russian Chen this year’s European Champion wanted to be more powerful but he failed at 159 […]
The field was so dense Olympic Champion Pak (PRK) had no voice in the distribution of medals. World title holder Maneza (KAZ) has not impressed in the snatch as she was forced to repeat her opening exercise on 106 kg. Her 109 kg was enough to catch the third place on the medal podium. She […]
With 238 kilograms, 26 old years old Christine Girard (63 kg) achieved the gold medal for Canada in Guadalajara, surpassing the previous Pan American record of Leidy Solis from Colombia. Q: What are your life’s other peaks this year? A: Besides this remarkable success 2011 brought lot of other changes in my life. This summer […]
Asia showcased six lifters to beat Novikava (BLR) who had just one goal for Paris to change her silver medals of the last two World Championships for her first ever gold. Novikava could stop Asian dominance in a dramatic endgame. The Beijing Olympic Games medallist Novikava opened with a 101 kg attempt but later could […]