53kg WomenDominican Republic used the right strategyIf a team changes a successful athlete to a different bodyweight category, there must be a very compelling motive to do so. This is the case of Yuderquis Contreras, a well known 58kg competitor, was registered into the 53kg category as a surprise. Joined by her teammate, Yineisy Reyes, […]
Accomplished athlete and Level 3 Weightlifting Coach, Andy Tysz, has been named USA Weightlifting’s new Coaching Education Director. Serving as the Resident Coach for weightlifting at the US Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan University in Marquette since 2007, Andy brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his new charge of broadening and developing […]
56kg MenA Duplicated Session; Mexico happy with bronzeAt the very first session of weightlifting at the Guadalajara 2011 Pan American Games, three countries sent extra man-power to the platform in order to achieve a most wanted first victory. Colombia and El Salvador sent two entries leaving only Cuba with just one competitor. And of course, […]
The PAWF Congress was held on 22 October in Guadalajara, Mexico during the Pan American Games. Besides the IWF representatives Mr. Dragomir Cioroslan, Vice President and Mr. Basilio Chalak, Executive Board Member; 20 countries attended the Congress. Mr. Cioroslan delivered Dr. Tamás Aján IWF President’s message to the delegations and conveyed the IWF’s appreciation to […]
It is with great sadness that the IWF was informed of the untimely passing of our dear friend and colleague, Steve Patris, the President of Palau Weightlifting Federation. Sadly yesterday morning at the age of 55 Steve lost his brave battle with cancer. His son Stevick, who is presently at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute preparing […]
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