A year ago in Antalya young Polish lifter Adrian Zielinski (22) reached the top of his category after a memorable fight with Aleksey Yufkin (RUS) and Siarhei Lahun † (BLR). This year he is ready to defend his world champion title supported by special motivation as well. The 85 kg category competition is scheduled on […]
Dr. Tamas Ajan IWF President announced 715 lifters out of 101 countries will participate in Paris at the Olympic Qualification World Championships. 265 women from 65 countries will compete on stage at Disneyland for the 22nd edition for Women World Championships. In Antalya we had 203 lifters of 50 countries. The previous records are 231 […]
The 2011/2 edition contains a full preview of the upcoming main qualification event in Paris. Moreover, it also includes the summary of the Junior World Championships held in Penang, Malaysia and a report on Universiade organized in Shenzen, China. Exclusive interviews are published with world famous lifters as Alexandr Kurlovich, Zygmunt Smalcerz and Marcus Stephen.
Nazik Avdalyan (ARM), European and World Champion will be back to sports in two years after a car accident and lumbar surgery. “After the rehabilitation process we will consult with the doctors and find out when I can start practicing. I am sorry that I cannot participate in the World Championship and Olympic Games but […]
The weeklong 92nd National Sports Festival was held in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea featuring 17,983 athletes ranging from promising new talents to Olympic gold medalists like weightlifter Jang Mi-ran. Ms. Mi-ran, who was due to compete at the World Weightlifting Championships next month in Paris, will not be able to perform because of a […]