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3rd Pacific Cup International – New Caledonia

The third Pacific Cup International Tournament was held on 12th December at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in Mont Dore , New Caledonia . The competition attracted a large number of lifters and some very good performances were achieved by some of the Pacific lifters. Itte Detenamo from Nauru, in the 105+kg category, totaled 390kg and […]

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Vaughn looked like no time passed at all

Sometimes it takes time away from something you love to realize what it means to you. Or so it seemed for two-time Olympian Chad Vaughn (Florence, Texas) who spent more than a year away from major competition after the Beijing Olympic Games. Vaughn looked like no time passed at all when he won his third […]

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Weightlifters as powerlifters

For years, powerlifting provided refuge for retired weightlifters, and now even dope-tainted weightlifters are trying to resurrect their careers by competing in this sport, which is hardly ever monitored by anti-doping agencies. To top it all, at the ongoing Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship at Balewadi, the Indian Powerlifting Federation (IPF) has been given “administrative support” by […]

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Funding increase in Great Britain

Weightlifting, water polo, table tennis, wrestling, fencing, shooting, handball and volleyball had initially been allocated a share of just £12.5 million between them to last four years. Following a review of spending, all those sports with the exception of table tennis have had their allocation doubled. The increased funding means that Team GB may feature […]

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